

On dry land, there are three national parks and 24 state parks.Īlso, due to the healthy span of each season, there are sports you can play all year long. There are 24,000 miles of river to enjoy in the state and over 900 lakes, including Lake Michigan. Those are just two of the industries that Indiana has its foot in. We produce more steel than anywhere else in the country and come in second place in the number of automobiles that are put together here. That is because Indiana is part of the Rust Belt, meaning it is a manufacturing goldmine. The unemployment rate is about half the national average.
The Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers keep both football and basketball fans happy all season. There are also two professional teams that have a strong following. The Fighting Irish are one of the most popular teams in all the college sports. There are so many fans, many of whom did not even attend the university. It would be weird to mention Notre Dame without somewhere saying something about their impressive college football. Notre Dame is also #1 for fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities. On a similar level is the University of Notre Dame, which has been around for going on 200 years. While it is not Ivy League, Purdue is a Tier 1 school and has a comparable education to the likes of Harvard or Princeton. Indiana is home to Purdue University, one of the top schools in the country.

Who needs to go to the coast to get an elite education? It is also definitely something many consider when it comes to family planning. Having a lower crime rate is something to be proud of. Indiana is quite lucky to keep people happy enough that they are not prowling the streets to do others harm. Perhaps it is due to all those wide-open fields of sustenance, there are not a lot of violent crimes. No need to travel to a cabin in Canada to experience snowy winters or the Caribbean for warm summers.įor someone from one of these other extreme states, this weather pattern is a breath of fresh air. Indiana is a place where you get the best from all four seasons. There are several states where summers or winters overstay their welcome. We’re talking about getting to experience actual seasons. We have a lot of lands that are not taken up by housing development that you could start your own small farm on even. Unlike some of our neighbors, pretty much all of Indiana is affordable.Įven the capital, where most places become too far from a normal budget to consider, is sustainable. One great benefit of living in the Hoosier state is how much it costs to be a citizen.
