The 10 Best Cities For Hippies In Indiana For 2024


The hippiest cities in Indiana are Griffith and Dyer for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

You might think that the whole hippie movement has faded away, but the truth is, there are plenty of hippies out there in Indiana.

While they aren’t necessarily in your face all the time with war protests, and the next Woodstock isn’t being planned any time soon, we thought it would be fun to look at which cities in the Hoosier State where the most hippies would live.

And, after crunching the data, you know what? It was spot on.

How do you decide where the most hippies live? By the number of yoga studios, organic markets, and most importantly, where the liberals live in droves.

Using those criteria, it’s not hard to scrape the internet, run some scientific data on where hippies might live in Indiana, and then put out a list.

So, put on your tie-dye shirt and sandals as you go through this list with us.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cities In Indiana With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2024

  1. Griffith
  2. Dyer
  3. Beech Grove
  4. Munster
  5. Clarksville
  6. Speedway
  7. Schererville
  8. Cedar Lake
  9. Lake Station
  10. New Whiteland

Best Places For Hippies In Indiana Map

What’s the hippiest city in Indiana? The hippiest city in Indiana is Griffith.

Read on below to see where your town ranked, Young Flower Child.

Griffith, IN

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 16,765
% Liberal: 64.9%
More on Griffith: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Dyer, IN

Source: Wikipedia User Augiejv | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 16,322
% Liberal: 64.9%
More on Dyer: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Beech Grove, IN

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 14,301
% Liberal: 60.3%
More on Beech Grove: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Munster, IN

Source: Wikipedia User Dmytro Sergiyenko | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 23,325
% Liberal: 64.9%
More on Munster: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Clarksville, IN

Source: Wikipedia User Censusdata | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 21,579
% Liberal: 44.1%
More on Clarksville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Speedway, IN

Source: Wikipedia User NaBUru38 | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 12,012
% Liberal: 60.3%
More on Speedway: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 29,082
% Liberal: 64.9%
More on Schererville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Cedar Lake, IN

Source: Wikipedia User Dennisyerger84 | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 11,653
% Liberal: 64.9%
More on Cedar Lake: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Lake Station, IN

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 12,369
% Liberal: 64.9%
More on Lake Station: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

New Whiteland, IN

Source: Wikipedia User Stickman42 | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 5,646
% Liberal: 29.8%
More on New Whiteland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the most beatnik city in Indiana

In order to rank the best cities for hippies in Indiana, we used Saturday Night Science to determine what criteria defines a hippie.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the Google Places API, the Census’s 2018-2022 American Community Survey, and Voter Registration data, this is the criteria we used:

  • Number of yoga studios per capita
  • Number of organic markets per capita
  • Number of pet adoption centers per capita
  • Number of vegan restaurants per capita
  • Number of thrift stores per capita
  • Each city’s liberal voting population

For the sake of getting reliable numbers on places, we counted any place within a ~4.5 mile radius of a city’s center. The average city in the United States is about 18 square miles.

All of these results are listed in a per capita basis, meaning number of stores per person in a city. Additionally, we limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 5,000 people.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 114 in each category, where 1 was the most hippie.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a hippie index.

And finally, we crowned the city with the highest hippie index the “Best City for Hippies In Indiana.” We’re looking at you, Griffith.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in hippie central. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from hippiest to most square.

Summary: The Hippies Of Indiana

If you’re measuring the locations in Indiana where there are lots of liberals, and there are many options for vegan food, yoga and thrift stores, this is an accurate list.

The most hippie cities in Indiana are Griffith, Dyer, Beech Grove, Munster, Clarksville, Speedway, Schererville, Cedar Lake, Lake Station, and New Whiteland.

If you’re curious, here are the most square places in Indiana:

  1. North Manchester
  2. Linton
  3. Charlestown

For more Indiana reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Most Hippie Cities In Indiana

RankCityPopulation% Liberal
1Griffith16,76564.9%
2Dyer16,32264.9%
3Beech Grove14,30160.3%
4Munster23,32564.9%
5Clarksville21,57944.1%
6Speedway12,01260.3%
7Schererville29,08264.9%
8Cedar Lake11,65364.9%
9Lake Station12,36964.9%
10New Whiteland5,64629.8%
11St. John15,45664.9%
12Ellettsville6,35258.4%
13Portland6,40838.8%
14Cumberland5,24360.3%
15New Albany36,49641.9%
16Avon14,57031.7%
17Lawrenceburg5,02229.2%
18Chesterton13,89451.0%
19Sellersburg8,00444.1%
20Mccordsville5,03728.4%
21Angola8,61035.4%
22Merrillville35,26264.9%
23West Lafayette30,84346.9%
24Hobart29,13664.9%
25Mishawaka48,12051.0%
26Crown Point28,25964.9%
27Jeffersonville45,86944.1%
28Lowell9,34764.9%
29Valparaiso31,74551.0%
30Rensselaer5,78736.2%
31Richmond36,52741.6%
32Plainfield29,22031.7%
33Warsaw14,17922.8%
34Lawrence46,79660.3%
35Bloomington81,96358.4%
36Greenwood52,79929.8%
37Carmel83,47432.0%
38Portage37,00851.0%
39Brownsburg22,61831.7%
40New Haven15,61240.9%
41East Chicago29,38764.9%
42Plymouth10,04834.5%
43Monticello5,35536.7%
44Westfield32,42632.0%
45North Vernon6,73637.3%
46Portland6,40838.8%
47Evansville120,22043.8%
48Muncie70,03550.4%
49Danville9,25831.7%
50Kokomo56,95841.7%
51Goshen32,29736.0%
52Jasper15,17735.2%
53Hammond79,58564.9%
54Lafayette69,98246.9%
55Wabash10,53430.9%
56Columbus45,52236.2%
57Princeton8,60033.5%
58Madison12,03343.6%
59Anderson55,78946.6%
60South Bend100,42251.0%
61Terre Haute61,04049.4%
62Vincennes18,23334.5%
63Martinsville11,75628.2%
64Tipton5,28833.0%
65Connersville13,26740.2%
66La Porte22,15355.2%
67Scottsburg6,70045.9%
68Bluffton9,62126.6%
69Elkhart51,53936.0%
70Logansport17,93337.9%
71Garrett6,21333.2%
72Huntingburg6,48935.2%
73Brazil8,02232.1%
74Peru11,19933.0%
75Nappanee6,63936.0%
76Auburn12,97233.2%
77Marion29,40337.9%
78New Castle17,85940.1%
79Noblesville56,57632.0%
80Alexandria5,10046.6%
81Fishers81,06032.0%
82Mount Vernon6,60737.1%
83Bedford13,38432.4%
84Seymour18,68634.9%
85Indianapolis835,09760.3%
86Gary79,16564.9%
87Westville6,89555.2%
88Boonville6,22035.7%
89Crawfordsville15,98829.6%
90Greencastle10,30732.6%
91Franklin24,19329.8%
92Washington11,75823.8%
93Fort Wayne255,78440.9%
94Zionsville24,55930.0%
95Lebanon15,68830.0%
96Greensburg12,16028.5%
97Salem6,26436.4%
98Elwood8,56946.6%
99Greenfield21,01228.4%
100Batesville6,39729.5%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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