Indiana’s 50
Top Cities for Fit Lifestyles
2020
Home to many professional sports teams and athletic events, Indiana infuses its culture with a passion for activity and movement. Indiana is one of the eight states of the Great Lakes Region and has a diverse array of natural wonders from rolling hills to abundant farmlands, dunes, and caves. Healthy lifestyles flourish with the state’s focus on using natural landscapes for fitness and agritourism for wellness and nutrition.
Interesting things to know about Indiana:
- Indiana has produced several of the world’s top pro basketball players.
- 20% of the U.S.’s popcorn supply comes from Indiana, a healthy snack high in fiber.
- The Indy 500 is one of the largest single-day sporting events in the world.
19
%
The percentage of adults who report excessive drinking. Heavy drinking is linked to higher blood pressure, poorer liver function, increased stroke risk and larger waistlines.
25
%
The percentage of adults who report lack of physical activity.
33
%
The percentage of adults who report a BMI — or body mass index — above 30%. Higher BMI may be an indicator of greater risk to physical health.
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1
Carmel
Fit Score: 79.39
93,510
920
140
40
260
4.06
130
8
2.6
No
200
9
Carmel, IN
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2
St. John
Fit Score: 79.26
18,047
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
St. John, IN
18,047 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
3
Zionsville
Fit Score: 79.19
27,153
810
200
10
290
4.2
170
9
3.2
No
190
11
Zionsville, IN
27,153 810 200 10 290 4.2 170 9 3.2 No 190 11
4
Fishers
Fit Score: 79.11
93,362
920
140
40
260
4.06
130
8
2.6
No
200
9
Fishers, IN
93,362 920 140 40 260 4.06 130 8 2.6 No 200 9
5
Winfield
Fit Score: 78.98
5,849
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Winfield, IN
5,849 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
6
Lakes Of Th.
Fit Score: 78.75
7,061
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Lakes Of The Four Seasons, IN
7,061 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
7
Westfield
Fit Score: 78.65
41,528
920
140
40
260
4.06
130
8
2.6
No
200
9
Westfield, IN
41,528 920 140 40 260 4.06 130 8 2.6 No 200 9
8
Dyer
Fit Score: 78.35
15,987
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Dyer, IN
15,987 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
9
Munster
Fit Score: 78.31
22,539
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Munster, IN
22,539 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
10
Noblesville
Fit Score: 78.11
63,133
920
140
40
260
4.06
130
8
2.6
No
200
9
Noblesville, IN
63,133 920 140 40 260 4.06 130 8 2.6 No 200 9
11
Avon
Fit Score: 78.03
18,343
700
200
40
320
4.27
160
9
3.1
No
180
10
Avon, IN
18,343 700 200 40 320 4.27 160 9 3.1 No 180 10
12
Cedar Lake
Fit Score: 78.03
12,743
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Cedar Lake, IN
12,743 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
13
Crown Point
Fit Score: 77.99
30,059
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Crown Point, IN
30,059 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
14
Scherervill.
Fit Score: 77.94
28,501
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Schererville, IN
28,501 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
15
Dunlap
Fit Score: 77.87
6,110
740
240
70
320
4.59
210
12
3.8
Yes
160
12
Dunlap, IN
6,110 740 240 70 320 4.59 210 12 3.8 Yes 160 12
16
Bargersvill.
Fit Score: 77.8
7,722
760
200
80
290
4.24
170
10
3.4
No
180
11
Bargersville, IN
7,722 760 200 80 290 4.24 170 10 3.4 No 180 11
17
Lowell
Fit Score: 77.73
9,743
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Lowell, IN
9,743 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
18
Highland
Fit Score: 77.72
22,382
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Highland, IN
22,382 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
19
Hobart
Fit Score: 77.58
28,040
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Hobart, IN
28,040 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
20
Griffith
Fit Score: 77.54
16,057
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Griffith, IN
16,057 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
21
Merrillvill.
Fit Score: 77.5
34,750
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Merrillville, IN
34,750 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
22
Brownsburg
Fit Score: 77.42
26,397
700
200
40
320
4.27
160
9
3.1
No
180
10
Brownsburg, IN
26,397 700 200 40 320 4.27 160 9 3.1 No 180 10
23
Logansport
Fit Score: 77.35
17,728
740
280
10
350
4.2
210
12
4.2
No
160
13
Logansport, IN
17,728 740 280 10 350 4.2 210 12 4.2 No 160 13
24
Whitestown
Fit Score: 77.25
8,627
810
200
10
290
4.2
170
9
3.2
No
190
11
Whitestown, IN
8,627 810 200 10 290 4.2 170 9 3.2 No 190 11
25
Danville
Fit Score: 77.23
9,922
700
200
40
320
4.27
160
9
3.1
No
180
10
Danville, IN
9,922 700 200 40 320 4.27 160 9 3.1 No 180 10
26
Plainfield
Fit Score: 77.16
34,386
700
200
40
320
4.27
160
9
3.1
No
180
10
Plainfield, IN
34,386 700 200 40 320 4.27 160 9 3.1 No 180 10
27
Connersvill.
Fit Score: 77.06
12,768
710
300
80
380
3.92
230
13
4.4
No
150
14
Connersville, IN
12,768 710 300 80 380 3.92 230 13 4.4 No 150 14
28
Hammond
Fit Score: 77.06
75,795
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Hammond, IN
75,795 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
29
Goshen
Fit Score: 77.04
33,566
740
240
70
320
4.59
210
12
3.8
Yes
160
12
Goshen, IN
33,566 740 240 70 320 4.59 210 12 3.8 Yes 160 12
30
Nappanee
Fit Score: 77.04
6,831
740
240
70
320
4.59
210
12
3.8
Yes
160
12
Nappanee, IN
6,831 740 240 70 320 4.59 210 12 3.8 Yes 160 12
31
New Whitela.
Fit Score: 77.01
6,153
760
200
80
290
4.24
170
10
3.4
No
180
11
New Whiteland, IN
6,153 760 200 80 290 4.24 170 10 3.4 No 180 11
32
Lake Statio.
Fit Score: 76.96
11,869
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Lake Station, IN
11,869 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
33
Columbus
Fit Score: 76.89
47,543
690
260
90
300
3.92
180
11
3.7
No
170
11
Columbus, IN
47,543 690 260 90 300 3.92 180 11 3.7 No 170 11
34
McCordsvill.
Fit Score: 76.87
7,111
480
250
70
350
4.17
160
10
3.3
No
170
11
McCordsville, IN
7,111 480 250 70 350 4.17 160 10 3.3 No 170 11
35
Franklin
Fit Score: 76.86
25,248
760
200
80
290
4.24
170
10
3.4
No
180
11
Franklin, IN
25,248 760 200 80 290 4.24 170 10 3.4 No 180 11
36
Elwood
Fit Score: 76.84
8,403
690
290
100
370
3.99
240
13
4.6
No
150
14
Elwood, IN
8,403 690 290 100 370 3.99 240 13 4.6 No 150 14
37
Greenwood
Fit Score: 76.82
58,778
760
200
80
290
4.24
170
10
3.4
No
180
11
Greenwood, IN
58,778 760 200 80 290 4.24 170 10 3.4 No 180 11
38
Anderson
Fit Score: 76.78
55,037
690
290
100
370
3.99
240
13
4.6
No
150
14
Anderson, IN
55,037 690 290 100 370 3.99 240 13 4.6 No 150 14
39
Elkhart
Fit Score: 76.7
52,367
740
240
70
320
4.59
210
12
3.8
Yes
160
12
Elkhart, IN
52,367 740 240 70 320 4.59 210 12 3.8 Yes 160 12
40
Yorktown
Fit Score: 76.58
11,157
780
250
80
330
4.03
200
13
4.1
No
170
14
Yorktown, IN
11,157 780 250 80 330 4.03 200 13 4.1 No 170 14
41
East Chicag.
Fit Score: 76.53
27,930
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
East Chicago, IN
27,930 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
42
Gary
Fit Score: 76.5
75,282
930
270
100
350
5.01
180
13
4.1
No
170
12
Gary, IN
75,282 930 270 100 350 5.01 180 13 4.1 No 170 12
43
Boonville
Fit Score: 76.33
6,237
860
250
50
340
4.41
160
11
3.6
No
180
11
Boonville, IN
6,237 860 250 50 340 4.41 160 11 3.6 No 180 11
44
Bedford
Fit Score: 76.22
13,284
710
310
40
340
3.89
190
12
3.9
Yes
160
12
Bedford, IN
13,284 710 310 40 340 3.89 190 12 3.9 Yes 160 12
45
Lebanon
Fit Score: 76.22
16,117
810
200
10
290
4.2
170
9
3.2
No
190
11
Lebanon, IN
16,117 810 200 10 290 4.2 170 9 3.2 No 190 11
46
Kokomo
Fit Score: 76.16
57,869
650
280
80
330
4.06
240
12
4
No
160
13
Kokomo, IN
57,869 650 280 80 330 4.06 240 12 4 No 160 13
47
North Manch.
Fit Score: 75.78
5,805
680
290
50
340
4.31
190
11
3.8
No
170
12
North Manchester, IN
5,805 680 290 50 340 4.31 190 11 3.8 No 170 12
48
New Albany
Fit Score: 75.75
36,604
850
270
80
310
4.2
190
11
3.9
No
180
12
New Albany, IN
36,604 850 270 80 310 4.2 190 11 3.9 No 180 12
49
Monticello
Fit Score: 75.72
5,260
650
300
40
330
4.1
180
11
3.7
No
170
11
Monticello, IN
5,260 650 300 40 330 4.1 180 11 3.7 No 170 11
50
Wabash
Fit Score: 75.72
10,054
680
290
50
340
4.31
190
11
3.8
No
170
12
Wabash, IN
10,054 680 290 50 340 4.31 190 11 3.8 No 170 12Didn’t Find Your City in the Top 50?
| Rank | City | Population | Exercise Opportunities | Physical Inactivity | Healthy Food Access | Obesity | Air Pollution (PM2.5) | Smoking | Drinking | Physical Distress | Fit Score |
| 51 | Tell City | 7237 | 760 | 270 | 90 | 340 | 4.24 | 200 | 170 | 3.9 | 75.7 |
| 52 | New Castle | 17268 | 680 | 250 | 10 | 360 | 3.85 | 210 | 170 | 3.8 | 75.67 |
| 53 | Seymour | 19731 | 680 | 290 | 60 | 300 | 3.96 | 200 | 170 | 4 | 75.67 |
| 54 | Jasper | 15568 | 780 | 190 | 20 | 330 | 4.17 | 170 | 190 | 3.6 | 75.59 |
| 55 | Lafayette | 72168 | 770 | 210 | 70 | 300 | 3.82 | 170 | 180 | 3.9 | 75.54 |
| 56 | Muncie | 68529 | 780 | 250 | 80 | 330 | 4.03 | 200 | 170 | 4.1 | 75.46 |
| 57 | Cumberland | 5830 | 480 | 250 | 70 | 350 | 4.17 | 160 | 170 | 3.3 | 75.39 |
| 58 | Hidden Valley | 5344 | 700 | 240 | 70 | 360 | 4.13 | 180 | 190 | 3.5 | 75.37 |
| 59 | Gas City | 5757 | 620 | 310 | 80 | 390 | 4.2 | 210 | 160 | 3.9 | 75.35 |
| 60 | Brazil | 8064 | 700 | 280 | 10 | 360 | 3.92 | 200 | 170 | 4.1 | 75.35 |
| 61 | Huntingburg | 6124 | 780 | 190 | 20 | 330 | 4.17 | 170 | 190 | 3.6 | 75.33 |
| 62 | Mooresville | 9704 | 560 | 280 | 40 | 320 | 4.13 | 190 | 170 | 3.9 | 75.31 |
| 63 | Warsaw | 14941 | 670 | 240 | 60 | 360 | 4.48 | 190 | 170 | 3.8 | 75.17 |
| 64 | Evansville | 117963 | 880 | 270 | 40 | 340 | 4.38 | 220 | 180 | 4.2 | 75.14 |
| 65 | West Lafayette | 48308 | 770 | 210 | 70 | 300 | 3.82 | 170 | 180 | 3.9 | 75.07 |
| 66 | Greenfield | 22564 | 480 | 250 | 70 | 350 | 4.17 | 160 | 170 | 3.3 | 75.05 |
| 67 | Marion | 28047 | 620 | 310 | 80 | 390 | 4.2 | 210 | 160 | 3.9 | 74.98 |
| 68 | Martinsville | 11644 | 560 | 280 | 40 | 320 | 4.13 | 190 | 170 | 3.9 | 74.93 |
| 69 | Hartford City | 5766 | 600 | 270 | 10 | 360 | 4.1 | 200 | 170 | 4.1 | 74.72 |
| 70 | Richmond | 35353 | 720 | 320 | 70 | 310 | 4.03 | 210 | 170 | 4.2 | 74.67 |
| 71 | Huntertown | 6772 | 790 | 220 | 100 | 320 | 4.41 | 190 | 190 | 3.8 | 74.62 |
| 72 | Sellersburg | 8881 | 890 | 270 | 70 | 370 | 4.2 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 74.53 |
| 73 | Madison | 11879 | 580 | 270 | 70 | 330 | 3.96 | 210 | 170 | 3.9 | 74.48 |
| 74 | Bluffton | 10110 | 440 | 240 | 40 | 300 | 4.34 | 180 | 170 | 3.7 | 74.4 |
| 75 | Granger | 30717 | 840 | 240 | 100 | 320 | 4.48 | 200 | 190 | 4.1 | 74.29 |
| 76 | Crawfordsville | 16114 | 640 | 260 | 70 | 270 | 3.96 | 200 | 180 | 3.8 | 74.27 |
| 77 | Tipton | 5104 | 500 | 200 | 30 | 320 | 4.1 | 180 | 180 | 3.5 | 74.25 |
| 78 | Jeffersonville | 47432 | 890 | 270 | 70 | 370 | 4.2 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 74.21 |
| 79 | Indianapolis | 876862 | 880 | 250 | 90 | 320 | 4.48 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 74.19 |
| 80 | Shelbyville | 19326 | 540 | 290 | 40 | 370 | 4.13 | 190 | 170 | 4 | 74.17 |
| 81 | Huntington | 17019 | 760 | 290 | 90 | 340 | 4.31 | 220 | 180 | 3.8 | 74.14 |
| 82 | Bright | 5326 | 700 | 240 | 70 | 360 | 4.13 | 180 | 190 | 3.5 | 74.04 |
| 83 | Lawrence | 49046 | 880 | 250 | 90 | 320 | 4.48 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 74.02 |
| 84 | Columbia City | 9155 | 570 | 270 | 20 | 350 | 4.17 | 190 | 180 | 3.5 | 74.01 |
| 85 | Kendallville | 9864 | 640 | 250 | 20 | 330 | 4.48 | 210 | 180 | 3.8 | 73.99 |
| 86 | Princeton | 8642 | 690 | 260 | 10 | 310 | 4.27 | 190 | 180 | 3.6 | 73.99 |
| 87 | Terre Haute | 60753 | 870 | 270 | 140 | 310 | 3.96 | 220 | 180 | 4.3 | 73.98 |
| 88 | North Vernon | 6712 | 520 | 320 | 120 | 330 | 3.96 | 210 | 160 | 3.9 | 73.95 |
| 89 | Clarksville | 21622 | 890 | 270 | 70 | 370 | 4.2 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 73.83 |
| 90 | Charlestown | 8274 | 890 | 270 | 70 | 370 | 4.2 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 73.82 |
| 91 | Speedway | 12159 | 880 | 250 | 90 | 320 | 4.48 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 73.65 |
| 92 | New Haven | 15711 | 790 | 220 | 100 | 320 | 4.41 | 190 | 190 | 3.8 | 73.62 |
| 93 | Scottsburg | 6750 | 520 | 340 | 10 | 340 | 3.99 | 220 | 170 | 4.2 | 73.6 |
| 94 | Portland | 6085 | 400 | 280 | 90 | 350 | 4.24 | 210 | 160 | 4.2 | 73.58 |
| 95 | Beech Grove | 14839 | 880 | 250 | 90 | 320 | 4.48 | 210 | 190 | 3.8 | 73.57 |
| 96 | Fort Wayne | 267633 | 790 | 220 | 100 | 320 | 4.41 | 190 | 190 | 3.8 | 73.55 |
| 97 | Decatur | 9843 | 450 | 270 | 30 | 330 | 4.38 | 210 | 170 | 3.8 | 73.43 |
| 98 | Peru | 10904 | 560 | 270 | 90 | 340 | 4.24 | 230 | 170 | 4.1 | 73.38 |
| 99 | Frankfort | 15831 | 630 | 310 | 10 | 360 | 4.03 | 180 | 180 | 3.9 | 73.38 |
| 100 | Rochester | 6000 | 460 | 260 | 60 | 370 | 4.2 | 200 | 170 | 3.9 | 73.2 |
| 101 | Angola | 8702 | 600 | 320 | 80 | 320 | 4.2 | 200 | 180 | 3.5 | 73.13 |
| 102 | Batesville | 6683 | 530 | 280 | 50 | 350 | 3.99 | 190 | 180 | 3.7 | 73.11 |
| 103 | Chesterton | 13833 | 800 | 240 | 80 | 340 | 4.45 | 190 | 200 | 3.8 | 72.97 |
| 104 | Plymouth | 9889 | 590 | 290 | 50 | 380 | 4.45 | 190 | 170 | 3.9 | 72.96 |
| 105 | Lawrenceburg | 5005 | 700 | 240 | 70 | 360 | 4.13 | 180 | 190 | 3.5 | 72.96 |
| 106 | Linton | 5210 | 480 | 320 | 60 | 340 | 3.82 | 220 | 170 | 3.9 | 72.82 |
| 107 | Rushville | 6046 | 440 | 270 | 10 | 310 | 3.96 | 200 | 170 | 4 | 72.76 |
| 108 | Ellettsville | 6676 | 900 | 200 | 40 | 250 | 3.64 | 190 | 210 | 4.1 | 72.53 |
| 109 | Portage | 36806 | 800 | 240 | 80 | 340 | 4.45 | 190 | 200 | 3.8 | 72.52 |
| 110 | Valparaiso | 33729 | 800 | 240 | 80 | 340 | 4.45 | 190 | 200 | 3.8 | 72.44 |
| 111 | Vincennes | 17171 | 670 | 300 | 70 | 340 | 4.27 | 200 | 180 | 3.8 | 72.35 |
| 112 | South Haven | 5064 | 800 | 240 | 80 | 340 | 4.45 | 190 | 200 | 3.8 | 72.34 |
| 113 | Auburn | 13391 | 590 | 220 | 90 | 310 | 4.34 | 190 | 190 | 3.6 | 72.27 |
| 114 | Mount Vernon | 6457 | 300 | 250 | 60 | 300 | 4.24 | 180 | 180 | 3.5 | 72.17 |
| 115 | Garrett | 6390 | 590 | 220 | 90 | 310 | 4.34 | 190 | 190 | 3.6 | 72.09 |
| 116 | Greensburg | 11916 | 660 | 350 | 50 | 330 | 3.99 | 190 | 190 | 3.6 | 72.09 |
| 117 | Mishawaka | 49931 | 840 | 240 | 100 | 320 | 4.48 | 200 | 190 | 4.1 | 72.05 |
| 118 | Washington | 12149 | 560 | 320 | 50 | 350 | 4.24 | 200 | 180 | 3.8 | 72.03 |
| 119 | South Bend | 101860 | 840 | 240 | 100 | 320 | 4.48 | 200 | 190 | 4.1 | 71.96 |
| 120 | Bloomington | 84981 | 900 | 200 | 40 | 250 | 3.64 | 190 | 210 | 4.1 | 71.96 |
| 121 | Westville | 5635 | 750 | 250 | 120 | 370 | 4.34 | 230 | 190 | 3.9 | 71.81 |
| 122 | Rensselaer | 5837 | 550 | 270 | 20 | 330 | 4.2 | 190 | 190 | 3.8 | 71.73 |
| 123 | Michigan City | 31118 | 750 | 250 | 120 | 370 | 4.34 | 230 | 190 | 3.9 | 71.73 |
| 124 | La Porte | 21610 | 750 | 250 | 120 | 370 | 4.34 | 230 | 190 | 3.9 | 71.66 |
| 125 | Greencastle | 10530 | 530 | 310 | 20 | 320 | 3.92 | 190 | 190 | 3.6 | 71.65 |
| 126 | Notre Dame | 6720 | 840 | 240 | 100 | 320 | 4.48 | 200 | 190 | 4.1 | 71.15 |
| 127 | Salem | 6197 | 470 | 330 | 40 | 370 | 4.03 | 230 | 180 | 4 | 70.58 |
How Did We Determine the Top Cities for Fit Lifestyles?
We compiled our list of Best Cities for for Fit Lifestyle by looking at 11 key metrics backed by scientific research. Keep reading to find out which metrics we chose and how they affect slumber.