Rankings · How Carmel ranks in IN
Carmel is #1 in Indiana for health
Carmel is ranked on 36 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 9 and the top quarter on 17.
Lists ranked on
36
of IN’s 602 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
9
Best: #1 healthiest
Top-quarter finishes
17
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
Carmel is on Indiana’s podium 6 times
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Carmel marked.
Next door
Carmel out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
ClayDelawareFishersZionsvilleWashingtonIndianapolisNoblesvilleNoblesvilleWestfieldWestfield WashingtonCarmel
Carmel leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Carmel14–8Westfield
Westfield’s best: #4 most active
Carmel12–9Fishers
Fishers’s best: #1 most active
Carmel13–8Noblesville
Noblesville’s best: #10 healthiest
Carmel12–8Delaware
Delaware’s best: #3 fewest uninsured
Carmel16–4Washington
Washington’s best: #10 fewest smokers
Carmel15–4Westfield Washington
Westfield Washington’s best: #9 healthiest
Carmel12–6Zionsville
Zionsville’s best: #1 highest income
Carmel12–5Clay
Clay’s best: #1 most active
Carmel9–5Indianapolis
Indianapolis’s best: #79 most remote workers At a glance
Carmel lands in the top half on 18 of 22 lists
Each dot is Carmel’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Carmel does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Healthiest#1/599Fewest smokers#1/599Most active#1/599Fewest uninsured#1/599Lowest obesity#8/599Lowest depression#10/599Closest to a top hospital#12/602 People
Most educated#2/602 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#25/135 SafetySafety →
Safest#19/81 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#319/602 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 77% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Carmel’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 77% of IN towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.7% of residents are 65+
Faster-rising prices than 75% of IN towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+60.3% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 62% of IN towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.5% of residents are under 18
Older than 61% of IN towns
YoungerOlder
40.6 median age
Cooler summers than 61% of IN towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.9° July high
Longer growing season than 59% of IN towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
183 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 57% of IN towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
Less snow than 53% of IN towns
Less snowMore snow
20 in of snow a year
More homes per newcomer than 53% of IN towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Milder winters than 50% of IN towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.1° January low
Wetter than 50% of IN towns
DrierWetter
42 in of rain + melted snow a year
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for household income
Lists where Carmel sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.