Possible move to Indianapolis in a year--Pros/Cons? (Boston: appointed, crime rates)

[Italian_Flower]

My company has locations around the country and I have the option of having a relative say in where I live out of their 46 options... one of them is Indianapolis. So... what is there to like and dislike about living in this area?

I'm trying to narrow down my options--I'm fresh out of college, ready to experience the world, and really open-minded so I'm letting every place be on the table. I am single, female, am not particularly needy at this point. I have a dog and like outdoorsy stuff but what's most important to me is having stuff to do (cultural events, places to go, trails to hike, classes to take, etc) and most most important is having the community be welcoming. I'm very social and make friends easily but I've lived in places where the culture encourages being more isolated--that is not for me!

SO... how does Indianapolis do in that regard? What are summers like? Anything else you can tell me that'll help me make or break this on my list? I have lived in very very poor areas of the country and very rich areas of the country--I'm adaptable. Like I said, the community is the most important, crime rates and quality of my living space is relative to what I can do and who I can do it with. I can always move again to a better area once I get a feel for the place. Thank you so much!

[sweetana3]

Yound and vibrant friend of ours in her early 20s had no problems with job or educational opportunities but had a very hard time with the social atmosphere of Indy. She ended up moving back to PA and works for Merck. Loves where she is now.

It would be easier if we knew where we were being compared to to comment on differences/similarities.

[GregHenry]

Originally Posted by Italian_Flower

My company has locations around the country and I have the option of having a relative say in where I live out of their 46 options

Post the list.

One more thing, you say you're Italian. That's fine, but recognize what Indy is and isn't. If you're East Coast Italian, all competitive and pushy with East Coast ways of looking at things, you'll have a very narrow range of acceptance in Indy, and you probably won't like it too much here. If you're Midwestern Italian, from places like Chicago or St. Louis, you'll probably like Indy well enough.

[Broadrippleguy]

Indianapolis has the lowest cost of living of any major city. Also the nations most affordable housing market and 80% of the US population is within a days drive of Indy. Not to mention all the local sports offered by the city.
and mind what Greg said cause thats not true.
youll be fine in Indianapolis. just be open minded and civilized to people and youll make plenty of friends

[GregHenry]

Originally Posted by Broadrippleguy

Indianapolis has the lowest cost of living of any major city. Also the nations most affordable housing market and 80% of the US population is within a days drive of Indy. Not to mention all the local sports offered by the city.
and mind what Greg said cause thats not true.
youll be fine in Indianapolis. just be open minded and civilized to people and youll make plenty of friends

Truly, you are the least insightful poster on CD. Worse, you know very little about living in Indianapolis, yet you abundantly opine about it. Please get some life experience so that what you say will be relevant and useful to at least one other person.

Also, if you would have researched the matter, you'd have discovered that she posted this exact question in the forums of over 20 cities, so I doubt she's earnestly awaiting an answer from the Indianapolis folks.

[Broadrippleguy]

Originally Posted by GregHenry

Truly, you are the least insightful poster on CD. Worse, you know very little about living in Indianapolis, yet you abundantly opine about it. Please get some life experience so that what you say will be relevant and useful to at least one other person.

Also, if you would have researched the matter, you'd have discovered that she posted this exact question in the forums of over 20 cities, so I doubt she's earnestly awaiting an answer from the Indianapolis folks.

well #1 you live in California so i have to lol @ this whole post.
2nd read the TOS. i think it says no personal attacks.

[msamhunter]

Originally Posted by Italian_Flower

My company has locations around the country and I have the option of having a relative say in where I live out of their 46 options... one of them is Indianapolis. So... what is there to like and dislike about living in this area?

I'm trying to narrow down my options--I'm fresh out of college, ready to experience the world, and really open-minded so I'm letting every place be on the table. I am single, female, am not particularly needy at this point. I have a dog and like outdoorsy stuff but what's most important to me is having stuff to do (cultural events, places to go, trails to hike, classes to take, etc) and most most important is having the community be welcoming. I'm very social and make friends easily but I've lived in places where the culture encourages being more isolated--that is not for me!

SO... how does Indianapolis do in that regard? What are summers like? Anything else you can tell me that'll help me make or break this on my list? I have lived in very very poor areas of the country and very rich areas of the country--I'm adaptable. Like I said, the community is the most important, crime rates and quality of my living space is relative to what I can do and who I can do it with. I can always move again to a better area once I get a feel for the place. Thank you so much!

Indy itself people are very friendly and if you leep it 100 you'll be fine. I gasp do agree with greg, if you're pushy east coast in ur face type you will have a very hard time here. Spunds like ur more laid back so on that aspect, should do just fine. There should be plenty of things for a 20's female. A lot of fests, clubs to hit up.

[GregHenry]

Originally Posted by Broadrippleguy

well #1 you live in California so i have to lol @ this whole post.
2nd read the TOS. i think it says no personal attacks.

How are you raised? You really think you're entitled to do anything you want, and everyone else is supposed to indulge you. Your pappy needs to take a switch to you, and good, before you what you are sticks and you can't be changed.

Are you really going to cry for help every time you start a fight? The real world doesn't work like a heavily moderated internet forum. You have some hard learning ahead of you.

When you say "and mind what Greg said cause thats not true," 1) you're wrong; 2) you're grammatically incorrect, 3) you're picking a fight, and 4) you're neither useful nor helpful. You know so little about Indy and living in Indy. Seemingly everything you "know" is drawn from a press release or news story. You ever spent time in the company of men in Indianapolis, seeing how they work and do business? You ever traded in Indianapolis? You ever attended church in Indianapolis? You ever worked in Indianapolis? Start sitting some of these threads out.

Lord, I don't know what ever caused you to think you have the run of this place.

Ponder what I said earlier: to whom are your comments helpful? You know so little about Indianapolis, as you have never lived there as an adult, nor have you lived in several other cities as an adult, so you have little to offer other adults regarding the details and differences of living in any city specifically or comparatively.

You speak from generalizations, and your comments are so obviously hollow and canned platitudes.

People are making expensive, real-life choices based, in part, on what is posted here. Do you truly think you're qualified to speak to other adults on such weighty matters? Indy cheerleading is fun for you, because you have an axe to grind against a few other cities, but when someone spends thousands of dollars to move and severs business and personal ties in former cities, such a person deserves advice from someone who's at least a bit seasoned on such subjects.

Ride the pine for a while.

[Broadrippleguy]

Originally Posted by msamhunter

Indy itself people are very friendly and if you leep it 100 you'll be fine. I gasp do agree with greg, if you're pushy east coast in ur face type you will have a very hard time here. Spunds like ur more laid back so on that aspect, should do just fine. There should be plenty of things for a 20's female. A lot of fests, clubs to hit up.

odds are someone thats in the east coast and i hope they realize this their attitude is an east coast only mentality. take it somewhere else and youll get slapped.

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by Italian_Flower

I'm trying to narrow down my options--I'm fresh out of college, ready to experience the world, and really open-minded so I'm letting every place be on the table. I am single, female, am not particularly needy at this point. I have a dog and like outdoorsy stuff but what's most important to me is having stuff to do (cultural events, places to go, trails to hike, classes to take, etc) and most most important is having the community be welcoming. I'm very social and make friends easily but I've lived in places where the culture encourages being more isolated--that is not for me!

SO... how does Indianapolis do in that regard? What are summers like? Anything else you can tell me that'll help me make or break this on my list? I have lived in very very poor areas of the country and very rich areas of the country--I'm adaptable. Like I said, the community is the most important, crime rates and quality of my living space is relative to what I can do and who I can do it with. I can always move again to a better area once I get a feel for the place. Thank you so much!

Outdoorsy stuff, we have that here. I guess that depends on how much you can get out of the generally flat terrain.

As far as stuff to do, Indianapolis holds its own against cities in its class. If you come to Indianapolis expecting Boston or Chicago type atmosphere, you are going to be very disappointed. I bring that up, because your post makes no mention of where you are coming from and what your worldview is.