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Ranked · Renting · Indiana

Best cities for renters in Indiana

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Fort Wayne, IN269k residents

    74/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,039/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $831/mo · walkability: 42/100

  2. 2.South Bend, IN103k residents

    72/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,035/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $814/mo · walkability: 38/100

  3. 3.Kokomo, IN59k residents

    72/100

    2-bedroom rent: $945/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $690/mo · walkability: 34/100

  4. 4.East Chicago, IN26k residents

    71/100

    2-bedroom rent: $884/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $443/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Evansville, IN116k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,058/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $806/mo · walkability: 38/100

  6. 6.Muncie, IN65k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $927/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $701/mo · walkability: 34/100

  7. 7.Anderson, IN55k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $951/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $706/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Gary, IN68k residents

    69/100

    2-bedroom rent: $937/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $736/mo · walkability: 34/100

  9. 9.Jeffersonville, IN51k residents

    68/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,142/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $908/mo · walkability: 34/100

  10. 10.Marion, IN28k residents

    68/100

    2-bedroom rent: $837/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $586/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Indiana?
Fort Wayne, IN ranks first with a fit score of 74/100, followed by South Bend (72) and Kokomo (72), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.