Moving to
Noblesville.

All Noblesville data Compare Noblesville

73,362people live here $104,047median household income▲ 29% above US $1,389median rent per monthNear US average $349,700median home valueNear US average

What it's like to live in Noblesville

Noblesville is a smaller city in Indiana with unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Noblesville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters.

The good

Low unemployment
Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates
Highly educated workforce
Growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Cold winters

How Noblesville compares

Median household income

Noblesville$104,047

Indiana avg$71,957

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Noblesville$1,389

Indiana avg$1,062

US$1,413

Median home value

Noblesville$349,700

Indiana avg$218,200

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Noblesville

Based on Noblesville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,778

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $55,560 a year
42% of Noblesville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$69,940

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $34,970
Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,389/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,389 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $349,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $349,700 · 42% of renters cost-burdened

Job market▼ 30% below US

3.0% unemployment

Unemployment here is 3.0%, a little below the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

Safety▼ 79% below US

71 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 443/100k · Noblesville Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 19% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

19%

Carpool

7.4%

Walk

0.8%

Other

0.5%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 21°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 4.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▲ 43% above US

52% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

15 public schools inside the boundary

There are 15 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Bottom line

Noblesville's strongest points are unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,389/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers, anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home).

See all the data for Noblesville →·All Indiana cities →