What area would you suggest? (Indianapolis, Fishers: for sale, crime, houses)

[Mkach]

Hubby is possibly getting a job in indianapolis. I would like to do a bit of research on the area to see what is available relocation wise since it will play a huge role in his decision.

He will not be in a high paying field and I wont have my nursing license for at least a year so it would have to be an area with affordable (not more than 125000) homes.
We have two young children so schools are important.
I dont want to live in the city I need larger than an urban lot
shopping is not an issue and as long as his commute to indy is not more than an hour and a half we are happy.
What areas on the north side would you suggest?

[Zoo Animals On Wheels]

Originally Posted by Mkach

Hubby is possibly getting a job in indianapolis. I would like to do a bit of research on the area to see what is available relocation wise since it will play a huge role in his decision.

He will not be in a high paying field and I wont have my nursing license for at least a year so it would have to be an area with affordable (not more than 125000) homes.
We have two young children so schools are important.
I dont want to live in the city I need larger than an urban lot
shopping is not an issue and as long as his commute to indy is not more than an hour and a half we are happy.
What areas on the north side would you suggest?

Honestly, if you want cheap/free activities and a house on a decent-sized lot for $125K, I couldn't recommend ANYWHERE on the north side.

Zionsville, Carmel, and Fishers are all very expensive (for Indiana), and even Castleton (within Marion county) is a bit above that price range. Nora (further south of Castleton) would be a possibility in that price range, but then you're getting more urban - more crime, smaller lots. The northwest side is having some crime problems, too, unfortunately.

If your husband's job is centrally-located, you could live west of Marion county, in Avon, Brownsburg, or Plainfield, or on the southside in the Southport or Franklin Township areas, or just south of Marion county in Greenwood or Whiteland.

Those areas are nice, family-oriented and relatively inexpensive. I think their schools are also considered fairly good - at any rate, much better than IPS (Indianapolis Public Schools).

Hope this helps!

[domergurl]

An hour and a half commute can get you almost anywhere. It's not the northside, but New Palestine has terrific schools. You should be able to find a house in Fishers, Westfield or Noblesville in your pricerange too ... they are north suburbs. Of those 3, Fishers has better test scores, but all are good.

You could also look into Brownsburg.

[MikiJayne]

Hendricks county has great schools and fits into your price range. It is just west of Indy. I love it here.

[Zoo Animals On Wheels]

Originally Posted by domergurl

You should be able to find a house in Fishers, Westfield or Noblesville in your pricerange too ... they are north suburbs. Of those 3, Fishers has better test scores, but all are good.

realtor.com lists 12 homes (3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms) in Fishers for sale for $125,000 or less.

Avon has 27.

Plainfield has 30.

Whiteland has 31.

Brownsburg has 32.

zip code 46237 (Franklin Township on the southside) has 103.

Greenwood has 126.


Based on housing availability, the southside and Greenwood area looks like the best bet.

[Zoo Animals On Wheels]

Sorry, forgot to post these results:

Westfield has 8 houses for sale for $125K or less

Noblesville has 73. Which means Noblesville could also be a viable possibility, if the commute isn't a problem.

[domergurl]

If Greenwood is a possibility, try to stay within White River Twp/Center Grove schools.

[sweetana3]

And after the flooding this year, be careful and check in places like Whiteland where it was pretty extensive. Even Noblesville has a number of areas that could and some that do flood.

[Toxic Toast]

As long as we're throwing out options, why not Sheridan? They have decent schools and are rural, perhaps that would be a good fit, and its not to far from the shopping in Carmel.

[Mkach]

Wow thats for all the help guys!!! I have lots of places to reasearch now

Two more questions for you guys. First, flooding- how widespread was it? We have it on our home buying list but is it something that we should be super wary of? Second, how is the housing market there? Here in Detroit there is a dozen houses for every buyer.

Thanks for all the help guys and gals. Hopefully hubby gets the job and we will be transplanting