28 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Indiana

The top-ranked counties in Indiana on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Wayne County IN 96 +3.5% +1.1% -0.1% 2.7x
02 Dearborn County IN 91 +3.0% +0.4% +0.4% 5.7x
03 Grant County IN 89 +2.8% +0.5% -0.4% 2.9x
04 Warrick County IN 88 +2.6% +0.9% +0.8% 5.2x
05 Delaware County IN 87 +2.6% +0.5% -0.3% 3.2x
06 St. Joseph County IN 84 +2.4% +1.6% +0.1% 2.9x
07 LaPorte County IN 83 +2.4% +1.3% +0.0% 4.2x
08 Vanderburgh County IN 81 +2.1% +2.2% +0.1% 2.4x
09 Boone County IN 80 +2.0% +4.4% +2.0% 4.8x
10 Madison County IN 77 +1.9% +3.4% +0.4% 4.1x
11 Hancock County IN 75 +1.8% +1.7% +2.0% 5.0x
12 Elkhart County IN 74 +1.7% +0.0% +0.3% 2.1x
13 Bartholomew County IN 71 +1.6% +3.9% +0.8% 2.3x
14 Floyd County IN 66 +1.4% +3.6% +0.8% 5.2x
15 Howard County IN 66 +1.4% -1.4% +0.1% 2.4x
16 Lake County IN 65 +1.3% +4.4% +0.3% 3.9x
17 Vigo County IN 64 +1.3% +3.5% -0.2% 2.7x
18 Allen County IN 60 +1.1% +2.7% +0.9% 2.9x
19 Kosciusko County IN 55 +0.9% +0.9% +0.4% 2.4x
20 Porter County IN 51 +0.7% +2.7% +0.6% 5.2x
21 Tippecanoe County IN 49 +0.7% +2.9% +0.5% 3.3x
22 Monroe County IN 48 +0.7% +2.0% -0.1% 4.5x
23 Hamilton County IN 46 +0.5% +5.5% +2.3% 4.9x
24 Morgan County IN 46 +0.5% +18.0% +0.5% 6.1x
25 Hendricks County IN 44 +0.5% +3.5% +2.1% 5.8x
26 Marion County IN 44 +0.5% +3.1% +0.2% 1.6x
27 Johnson County IN 38 +0.3% +2.0% +1.4% 6.6x
28 Clark County IN 37 +0.3% +7.8% +1.1% 3.7x