Want to know where you can rub elbows with Indiana’s finest? You’re in the right spot.
You won’t find the richest people in the state’s biggest cities like Indianapolis or Gary. But today is your lucky day. We know where Indiana’s richest people live, and we’ve created a list of the top ten richest places in The Hoosier State for 2026.
We identified Indiana’s cream of the crop by looking at the latest Census and Zillow data on incomes and home prices. We limited the analysis to 160 Indiana cities with more than 3,000 residents.
If you’re going to live in one of Indiana’s richest places, you’re going to need a big bank account and a high-paying job. The median income in these places makes Beverly Hills, California look like the home to the middle class. And in terms of jobs, the highest-paying jobs in this flyover state are in healthcare and sales.
$172,024 median income · 3.1% poverty · #1 income in Indiana
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Boone County, IndianaZionsville is a suburban town located in the extreme southeast area of Boone County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. The population was 14,160 at the 2010 census, and grew to 26,784 in the Census 2016 estimates.
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$141,505 median income · 3.9% poverty · #2 income in Indiana
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Hamilton County, IndianaCarmel is a suburban city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located immediately north of Indianapolis. It has been one of the fastest-growing communities in the country. In 2012, Carmel was selected as the “Best Place to Live in the United States” by CNN Money magazine, and received the same designation by Niche.com in 2017. The population was 79,191 as of the 2010 and was estimated to be 91,065 in 2016 by the US Census Bureau, making it the fifth-largest city in Indiana.
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$135,870 median income · 5.9% poverty · #3 income in Indiana
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$131,467 median income · 2.1% poverty · #4 income in Indiana
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Lake County, IndianaSt. John is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The town of St. John has homes in St. John Township, Hanover Township, and Center Township. St. John was founded in 1837. The population was 14,850 at the 2010 census. In 2009, St. John ranked 48th among CNN’s top 100 places to live in the United States. In 2014, St. John was ranked as the 4th safest place in Indiana by Movoto Real Estate.
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$122,789 median income · 3.6% poverty · #7 income in Indiana
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Hamilton County, IndianaWestfield is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 30,068, and in 2016 the estimated population was 37,221. Westfield is in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area.
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$123,643 median income · 2.8% poverty · #6 income in Indiana
$114,231 median income · 11.9% poverty · #9 income in Indiana
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Johnson County, IndianaBargersville is a town in White River and Union townships, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,013 at the 2010 census.
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$116,375 median income · 0.0% poverty · #8 income in Indiana
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$126,023 median income · 0.4% poverty · #5 income in Indiana
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$104,047 median income · 5.3% poverty · #15 income in Indiana
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Hamilton County, IndianaNoblesville is a city in, and the county seat of, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located just north of Indianapolis. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the 14th largest city/town in the state, up from 19th in 2007. As of 2016 the estimated population was 60,183. The city is part of Delaware, Fall Creek, Noblesville, and Wayne townships.
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Indiana’s statewide median.
Indiana statewide median: $71,957
Indiana statewide median: $254,122
Indiana statewide median: 12.3%
Indiana statewide median: 4.3%
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Where the money lives in Indiana
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the richest places in Indiana for 2026
The first thing most people reach for is personal income. After all, rich people have really high salaries. But one statistic doesn’t capture what it means to be one of the “richest places,” so we applied Saturday Night Science to two measures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey:
- Median household income
- Median home value
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is, and home values are a measure of accumulated wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”
After collecting the data for all 160 places in Indiana with more than 3,000 people, we ranked each place from 1 to 160 on both criteria, then averaged the two ranks into a “Rich Score.” The place with the lowest Rich Score, Zionsville, is crowned the richest city in Indiana for 2026.
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All 100 richest cities in Indiana, ranked
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| Rank | City | Rich Score | Population | Median income | Median home value | Poverty | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zionsville | 1.00 | 32,095 | $172,024 | $680,117 | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| 2 | Carmel | 2.00 | 101,651 | $141,505 | $563,458 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| 3 | Winfield | 3.00 | 7,816 | $135,870 | $476,915 | 5.9% | 3.0% |
| 4 | St. John | 4.50 | 22,567 | $131,467 | $450,806 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| 5 | Westfield | 5.50 | 54,677 | $122,789 | $468,588 | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| 6 | White | 6.50 | 12,466 | $123,643 | $434,989 | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| 7 | Bargersville | 7.50 | 10,752 | $114,231 | $442,137 | 11.9% | 6.7% |
| 8 | Leo-Cedarville | 10.00 | 3,695 | $116,375 | $378,065 | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| 9 | Pittsboro | 10.00 | 4,156 | $126,023 | $365,626 | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| 10 | Noblesville | 12.00 | 73,362 | $104,047 | $389,215 | 5.3% | 2.9% |
| 11 | McCordsville | 12.00 | 10,329 | $110,692 | $375,788 | 0.9% | 2.4% |
| 12 | New Palestine | 16.00 | 3,227 | $96,923 | $379,271 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
| 13 | Dyer | 17.50 | 16,400 | $107,159 | $355,530 | 6.2% | 3.8% |
| 14 | Brownsburg | 17.50 | 31,215 | $102,235 | $356,184 | 7.5% | 1.6% |
| 15 | Georg | 17.50 | 3,800 | $113,265 | $352,067 | 2.1% | 1.4% |
| 16 | Munster | 19.00 | 23,733 | $110,187 | $347,952 | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| 17 | Crown Point | 19.50 | 34,393 | $101,686 | $354,995 | 6.8% | 2.8% |
| 18 | Hunte | 20.00 | 11,379 | $109,432 | $347,292 | 3.2% | 1.4% |
| 19 | Avon | 20.50 | 23,437 | $98,486 | $352,859 | 5.7% | 2.9% |
| 20 | Danville | 24.00 | 11,714 | $97,083 | $337,029 | 3.5% | 2.1% |
| 21 | Schererville | 24.50 | 29,701 | $89,466 | $352,735 | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| 22 | Chesterton | 25.00 | 14,446 | $91,060 | $340,855 | 9.3% | 6.7% |
| 23 | Middlebury | 28.50 | 3,700 | $75,236 | $375,465 | 14.6% | 4.0% |
| 24 | Plainfield | 29.00 | 36,369 | $87,272 | $331,618 | 8.1% | 3.6% |
| 25 | Pendleton | 29.00 | 5,321 | $86,806 | $334,739 | 9.1% | 5.2% |
| 26 | Lowell | 30.50 | 11,073 | $84,024 | $329,211 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
| 27 | Greenwood | 33.00 | 66,029 | $83,608 | $326,491 | 7.4% | 2.6% |
| 28 | Cedar Lake | 33.00 | 15,295 | $83,381 | $328,156 | 3.5% | 5.5% |
| 29 | Whiteland | 33.00 | 5,173 | $96,944 | $296,965 | 9.3% | 2.3% |
| 30 | Syracuse | 34.50 | 3,233 | $71,833 | $360,359 | 4.2% | 1.8% |
| 31 | Fortville | 35.00 | 4,976 | $84,000 | $307,862 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
| 32 | Cicero | 37.00 | 5,509 | $66,934 | $401,400 | 11.5% | 0.8% |
| 33 | Cumberland | 37.00 | 6,267 | $87,364 | $289,409 | 6.4% | 3.7% |
| 34 | Sheridan | 38.50 | 3,205 | $66,534 | $384,675 | 3.0% | 5.9% |
| 35 | Valparaiso | 38.50 | 34,733 | $69,872 | $355,845 | 14.9% | 3.6% |
| 36 | Winona Lake | 40.00 | 5,080 | $82,188 | $297,378 | 8.0% | 1.4% |
| 37 | Newburgh | 40.50 | 3,395 | $75,135 | $317,777 | 6.2% | 2.1% |
| 38 | Charlestown | 40.50 | 8,294 | $77,288 | $302,064 | 12.5% | 4.0% |
| 39 | Ellettsville | 41.00 | 6,698 | $90,213 | $274,445 | 5.9% | 1.3% |
| 40 | Hebron | 42.50 | 3,976 | $73,812 | $324,945 | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| 41 | Franklin | 43.50 | 26,168 | $82,380 | $279,168 | 11.0% | 3.9% |
| 42 | Porter | 46.00 | 5,217 | $74,542 | $297,623 | 10.5% | 6.5% |
| 43 | Greenfield | 46.50 | 24,940 | $76,127 | $285,066 | 5.3% | 3.3% |
| 44 | Columbus | 46.50 | 51,824 | $77,456 | $276,890 | 11.3% | 4.7% |
| 45 | Mooresville | 48.50 | 9,751 | $68,983 | $308,099 | 13.0% | 3.4% |
| 46 | Sellersburg | 49.00 | 10,137 | $72,179 | $296,867 | 6.9% | 5.5% |
| 47 | Westville | 51.50 | 5,279 | $60,794 | $357,284 | 11.4% | 3.7% |
| 48 | Highland | 52.00 | 23,680 | $78,062 | $262,852 | 11.6% | 4.7% |
| 49 | Greendale | 53.00 | 3,986 | $74,980 | $274,422 | 10.2% | 0.4% |
| 50 | Portage | 53.50 | 38,082 | $76,276 | $264,578 | 11.6% | 7.4% |
| 51 | Nappanee | 54.50 | 6,815 | $68,892 | $288,904 | 9.1% | 6.0% |
| 52 | Angola | 55.50 | 9,408 | $64,540 | $302,980 | 17.9% | 6.3% |
| 53 | Lebanon | 56.00 | 17,812 | $65,154 | $299,032 | 7.9% | 3.7% |
| 54 | Lawrence | 56.00 | 49,517 | $74,022 | $268,725 | 8.7% | 4.5% |
| 55 | Batesville | 57.00 | 7,282 | $62,292 | $317,505 | 14.2% | 2.5% |
| 56 | Griffith | 57.00 | 16,273 | $76,636 | $247,099 | 7.1% | 3.8% |
| 57 | Columbia City | 58.00 | 9,897 | $68,089 | $279,168 | 13.6% | 3.7% |
| 58 | New Whiteland | 59.00 | 5,704 | $89,918 | $228,047 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| 59 | Auburn | 59.00 | 13,565 | $68,750 | $275,151 | 9.8% | 5.9% |
| 60 | Bremen | 60.50 | 4,642 | $68,429 | $274,646 | 25.5% | 0.5% |
| 61 | Upland | 61.50 | 3,918 | $83,839 | $229,290 | 9.7% | 2.2% |
| 62 | Ossian | 62.00 | 3,384 | $71,563 | $256,933 | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| 63 | Jasper | 63.00 | 15,991 | $68,817 | $266,264 | 14.4% | 1.4% |
| 64 | Jeffersonville | 63.50 | 51,043 | $70,930 | $251,611 | 11.2% | 4.0% |
| 65 | Hobart | 64.00 | 29,558 | $75,160 | $238,196 | 10.0% | 4.3% |
| 66 | New Haven | 68.50 | 15,698 | $70,970 | $240,073 | 9.7% | 4.8% |
| 67 | Martinsville | 69.00 | 11,933 | $60,177 | $288,805 | 12.9% | 4.4% |
| 68 | Yor | 70.50 | 11,699 | $81,674 | $217,436 | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| 69 | Warsaw | 72.00 | 16,768 | $61,035 | $271,691 | 17.6% | 2.3% |
| 70 | Greensburg | 72.50 | 12,229 | $62,655 | $261,666 | 13.8% | 2.3% |
| 71 | Merrillville | 73.00 | 36,476 | $67,587 | $240,329 | 12.6% | 7.5% |
| 72 | Goshen | 75.50 | 34,420 | $59,184 | $275,120 | 17.1% | 4.0% |
| 73 | Berne | 75.50 | 3,965 | $62,159 | $249,587 | 12.3% | 4.0% |
| 74 | Chandler | 76.50 | 3,978 | $74,725 | $214,880 | 12.2% | 6.1% |
| 75 | La Porte | 77.50 | 22,449 | $59,307 | $271,481 | 16.4% | 3.5% |
| 76 | Fort Wayne | 78.50 | 268,589 | $61,422 | $242,385 | 16.0% | 5.6% |
| 77 | Seymour | 80.00 | 22,371 | $64,426 | $230,829 | 15.5% | 2.3% |
| 78 | Indianapolis | 80.50 | 885,860 | $66,219 | $229,209 | 15.8% | 5.1% |
| 79 | Madison | 80.50 | 12,223 | $61,183 | $240,680 | 14.9% | 5.2% |
| 80 | Rensselaer | 81.50 | 5,573 | $60,331 | $242,741 | 15.3% | 5.8% |
| 81 | Boonville | 82.00 | 6,702 | $63,580 | $230,217 | 13.4% | 2.6% |
| 82 | Whiting | 84.00 | 4,532 | $71,708 | $200,486 | 17.1% | 11.3% |
| 83 | Corydon | 84.50 | 3,157 | $56,513 | $268,106 | 8.8% | 2.3% |
| 84 | Ligonier | 85.00 | 4,347 | $59,359 | $241,248 | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| 85 | Bloomington | 86.50 | 80,049 | $50,465 | $313,960 | 29.8% | 6.6% |
| 86 | Tipton | 87.50 | 5,280 | $59,828 | $237,894 | 17.7% | 1.7% |
| 87 | West Lafayette | 87.50 | 45,159 | $34,891 | $363,861 | 37.3% | 4.5% |
| 88 | Speedway | 87.50 | 13,968 | $60,147 | $236,684 | 17.5% | 5.8% |
| 89 | Attica | 88.50 | 3,238 | $68,931 | $192,741 | 16.6% | 5.5% |
| 90 | Mount Vernon | 89.50 | 6,400 | $62,263 | $221,083 | 14.9% | 3.9% |
| 91 | Edinburgh | 90.00 | 4,381 | $60,843 | $224,061 | 11.3% | 8.4% |
| 92 | Plymouth | 90.50 | 10,664 | $58,623 | $238,868 | 13.5% | 3.4% |
| 93 | Greencastle | 92.00 | 9,864 | $55,565 | $243,386 | 12.2% | 3.0% |
| 94 | Lafayette | 92.50 | 71,159 | $53,716 | $262,731 | 17.8% | 3.6% |
| 95 | Decatur | 94.00 | 9,811 | $58,646 | $229,668 | 11.3% | 2.7% |
| 96 | Fort Branch | 95.50 | 3,021 | $58,707 | $227,180 | 17.2% | 2.5% |
| 97 | Huntingburg | 97.00 | 6,396 | $54,421 | $240,498 | 16.0% | 5.4% |
| 98 | Aurora | 98.00 | 3,648 | $47,470 | $277,986 | 18.5% | 1.6% |
| 99 | Kendallville | 98.50 | 10,556 | $58,939 | $220,523 | 12.4% | 3.3% |
| 100 | North Manchester | 99.00 | 4,819 | $61,296 | $195,651 | 10.7% | 1.8% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 160 cities with more than 3,000 residents.
Zionsville is the richest place in Indiana for 2026
When we set out to identify the richest places in Indiana, we weren’t sure what we’d find, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in the state. The richest cities in Indiana are Zionsville, Carmel, and Winfield, and when you look at the data they sit at the very top of the income ladder for everyone who lives there.
Breaking into the top ten takes a median household income of at least $104,047. If you’re curious about the other end of the ledger, the poorest places are listed to the right.
