Best Place to Raise Your Kids: Indiana

Best Place to Raise Your Kids: Indiana

Fishers

Nearest city: Indianapolis
Population: 59,126
Median family income: $109,070
Runners-up: Mishawaka, Carmel

Fishers, about 15 miles northeast of Indianapolis, is the state's fastest-growing community and ranks among its most affluent. New residents move to Fishers for its top-ranked schools and proximity to major highways, airports, and metros. (Fishers is within 180 miles of Cincinnati, Louisville, and Chicago.)