Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the most affordable city in the nation. I moved here about 4 years ago after living in Boston, Chicago, and Atlanta. It is a very laid back and comfortable city. It has everything a larger city would have but you may have to search a bit harder for it. The good thing is, when you find it, it is easy to get to and you can afford it. The downtown is one of the cleanest in the country and the job market is one of the most thriving job markets in the Mid-West. The restaurants of Broad Ripple, Fountain Square, and Mass Ave are top notch. What a great city!

I've only been downtown, which is suprisingly nice, but nothing fancy. My sense is that the rest of town is the same (nice, but nothing special).

It's unfair to compare a city the size of Indianapolis (I hate the nick name Indy almost as much as the term Hoosier) to NYC or Chicago. That's like taking your cat to the zoo and expecting him to measure up to the tigers and lions. He may be a really great cat, even the big kitty on his block but a jungle animal he will never be. As a city, Indianapolis is fairly typical, medium sized and, depending on your outlook and priorities, it can be very pleasant or a crashing bore. We have our share of decent museums, lots of sports crap, yuppie, dumpy, college hangouts and sports bars, festivals, a couple of comedy clubs, some good restaurants; local and chain, a bit of theatre; both local and touring shows, and fairly good shopping. The downtown area continues to be developed and re-developed and traffic in and out of the city isnt bad most of the time. Contrary to popular belief, we once had ethnic neighborhoods (my grandpa told me stories and he didnt lie!) and though remnants of these ... Read more

Indianapolis has more to do than most cities for less cost. It is family friendly and it has a very nice bar scene (just ask Michael Olowokandi-Timberwolves Center-who refused to leave a downtown bar at closing). The world's largest children museum, NCAA Hall of Fame, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and many other attractions worth seeing are here. Even though Indianapolis is the amateur sports capital, it is also home to five professional sports teams, RCA Tennis Championships, Indy 500, Brickyard 400, US Grand Prix (only Formula One in US), US Nationals (world's largest Drag Race), and much, much more. In addition, there are parks everywhere including Eagle Creek (5300 acres) where you can boat, windsurf, or hike-to name a few activities. All of this and Indianapolis is one of the cleanest and safest cities in the U.S. It takes a lifetime to really explore everything that Indianapolis has to offer.

I spent a week in the Indianapolis area and liked it. I think I saw the best of the city and since it was new to me, it was appealing. The Broad Ripple Northeast section of the city near Butler Univ. is very nice with some beautiful homes. There's not a whole lot to do in the city, but there is life and it is clean. I liked driving around the city as well. It has a beltway and driving seemed to have just enough traffic on the roads to keep you going without much trouble. I got this stupid radio commercial engrained in my head in Indianapolis - 444-44 44 just dial 4 until your finger gets tired. Catchy advertising. Conseco Fieldhouse is a Basketball Mecca as well.

Boring, Boring, Boring. Indianapolis for a city of its size is just plain boring. Indianapolis proper feels like a lower-middle class suberban area with fast food chains everywhere. I will say Indianapolis seems to be cleaner than most cities, however, Indianapolis seems like it is held hostage by shake and bake.