2 Hamilton County cities land in top 10 for U.S. News & World Report's best places to live
Two Hamilton County cities are once again at the top of a best places to live list.
This time, Carmel is ranked as the second-best place to live in the U.S. and Fishers is ranked fourth for 2025-26 by the U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News expanded its data to evaluate more than 850 cities, up from 150 cities in previous years, and published the top 250 cities on Tuesday.
The publication weighed quality of education and health care, air quality, state economy and infrastructure, housing affordability, cost of living, crime rates, weather, unemployment rates and net migration when compiling this year's list.
More rankings: Hamilton County city ranked best place to live in Indiana, with neighbors close behind
The data came from U.S. News' internal resources and stats from several government agencies. Carmel secured second on the list for its high desirability, value and job market scores, and Fishers scored strongly in the same categories.
Noblesville came in at 50th on the list. Other Indiana cities included Greenwood at 91st and Columbus at 92.
Recently, Fishers was left off Livability's list of Best Places to Live, after ranking No. 4 the previous year, due to a change in how the site gathered its rankings.
Contact Jake Allen at jake.allen@indystar.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @Jake_Allen19.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Hamilton County city ranked second best place to live in U.S.
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