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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