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Information about life in Indianapolis

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Families:

  • Median price for 2br/2ba 1000-square-foot apartment: $741 monthly
  • Median house price (2002): $117,200
  • The median sale price for a single family house in Indianapolis is 16% below the US median price.
  • Property taxes (average) $1,988
  • Median income: $40,068
  • Over 95 public elementary schools
  • Over 39 private elementary schools
  • Over 500 day care centers
  • Over 50 employers with 1,200 or more employees
  • Average auto insurance averages $570.27 annually
  • Ranked in the top 10 safest cities with over 300,000 population by CNN/Money magazine
  • School tax is 0%
  • State income tax is 3.4% of taxable income
  • Sales tax is 7% with groceries and drugs exempt (6% outside city limits)
  • IUPUI offers 100+ degree programs
  • Four other four-year colleges in the city

Sports:

  • Indianapolis 500 (IRL)
  • Brickyard 400 (NASCAR)
  • U.S. Grand Prix (Formula 1)
  • Ice (Central Hockey League)
  • Colts (NFL)
  • Fever (WNBA)
  • Pacers (NBA)
  • Blast (A-League Soccer)
  • Jaguars (IUPUI Basketball)