DFAS in Indianapolis? (Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville: new home, neighborhood, school district)

[Seattleite61]

Thank you all for your help! We are looking for more suburban and not cookie cutter :-)

[domergurl]

cookie cutter is suburban.

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by domergurl

cookie cutter is suburban.

Not necessarily. You can go into many urban neighborhoods and see rows of houses that look the same.

[domergurl]

Originally Posted by grmasterb

Not necessarily. You can go into many urban neighborhoods and see rows of houses that look the same.

all made of ticky tacky???

[Seattleite61]

Originally Posted by domergurl

cookie cutter is suburban.

That is not what I am finding so far! Yes, I have seen a few neighborhoods online like that, but for the most part, I'm liking what I see.

[indy_317]

When one says cookie cutter, I think vinyl village, pick one of six home styles available. Any newer construction in the Indy area is likely to be cookie cutter. However, there are plenty of options outside of that. All you have to do is look at the older homes (built from the 60s-early 80s) in Fishers and Carmel and you will find solid brick/stone homes that have 1/2+ acre plots. Most of these homes in the Fishers area can be found off of Allisonville Rd., as that was one of the first "major" roads in the area long before the boom. In addition, east of Hamilton SE high school (east of Olio Rd.) there are some nice older construction brick/stone/wood type homes on larger lots. That area is on the future development path, so you might end up having a vinyl village pop up in the distant future. I don't think we will be seeing much new building anytime soon due to the economy.

In Carmel, the "old Carmel" area, especially around the high school, is where you can find these older homes. Some actually aren't very costly. Basically, you can get a lot more space with a rubber wrap home vs. less space with an all brick/stone home from the 60s-80s. Just get a good home inspection and go from there. I would rather have less interior space, more land, and a solid home that has stood the test of Indiana weather over decades, than a reach out your bedroom window and touch your neighbors home type neighborhood.

[otters21]

If you don't want cookie cutter and want some kind of urban, Broad Ripple may be an option and it is not too far from DFAS.

[Piggy]

You can buy a really decent house for that price range. The cost of living is low in the Indianapolis area. I wouldn't go anywhere inside of the 465 loop. Also, check out MIBOR for houses.

[sweetana3]

Wrorking at DFAS and having kids is the perfect reason to look at Fishers. Schools great, commute not a killer, sufficient shopping and rec activities. A big blend of custom homes all over and some pretty nice subdivisions. Yes, there are some cookie cutter but there are all over, even in Carmel. Just have an agent do their work.

Heck there are even small horse properties in Fishers. Just drive Cumberland Road.

[Seattleite61]

Sweetana3 - we don't have kids at home any more, so schools are not a factor.

I have been seeing a lot of homes that I like in Fishers, so that will definitely be on the list. Seems like most of what we have been liking are in the NE area - Carmel, Fishers, McCordsville, Noblesville, and in Indy in the area surrounding DFAS.

Any input on these areas?