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Indianapolis vs Carmel

Indianapolis, IN compared with Carmel, IN · 13 miles apart

Indianapolis has 901,116 residents to Carmel’s 105,634. Indianapolis comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Carmel does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Indianapolis, IN Carmel, IN
Population 901,116 105,634
Density (per sq mi) 2,496 2,152
Median household income $66,219 $141,505
Median home value $224,800 $486,800
Median rent $1,156 $1,712
Homeownership 56% 74.3%
Average commute 24.6 min 24.6 min
Median age 34.3 40.6
Bachelor's degree + 34.9% 74.4%
Poverty rate 15.8% 3.9%
Unemployment 5.1% 2.7%
Price to income 3.4× 3.4×
Clear days a year 22 21
Days above 90°F 15 11

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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