Living in Fishers, IN
Suburb in Indiana
Fishers is a suburb in Indiana, home to about 101,000 people, with 1.7 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Fishers a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Safe: violent crime is 0.1× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Strong healthcare: 8 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Mild summers: highs around 83°F
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Fishers: common questions
What is the cost of living in Fishers?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $375k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,910 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 96, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Fishers?
Indiana collects about $1,275 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.94% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Fishers safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.1× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Fishers?
Fishers has cold winters: winter days average around 38°F and summer days around 83°F, with roughly 27″ of snow a year.
Does Fishers get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.61 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Fishers?
The nearest major airport is IND, about 24 mi away.
How Fishers scores
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