There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Indiana that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Hoosier State are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Indiana’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Porter, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Oklahoma according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Porter. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Indiana as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.
The 10 Most Boring Places In Indiana
Don’t freak out, in fact, believe it not, a boring city is actually one a lot of people would like to call home.
Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.
Showing this data to you is the kind of thing that a real estate agent knows, but would never share.
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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Most Boring Places In Indiana For 2023
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Average Age: 41.8
% Married: 33.0%
More on Zionsville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
3. Tipton
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Average Age: 41.8
% Married: 41.0%
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Average Age: 36.4
% Married: 43.0%
More on Mccordsville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 45.1
% Married: 32.0%
More on Rochester: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 41.0
% Married: 34.0%
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Average Age: 42.5
% Married: 33.0%
More on Bedford: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 42.0
% Married: 25.0%
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Average Age: 42.6
% Married: 33.0%
More on Mooresville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Hoosier State
You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Indiana. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.
Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.
To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.
We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. HSome of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:
- % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.
For this ranking, we used every Indiana city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most boring cities in Indiana.
There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep
On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since Indiana isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Indiana, according to science:
- West Lafayette
- Bloomington
- Muncie
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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Indiana For 2023
| Rank | City | Population | Average Age | % Married | % Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porter, IN | 5,204 | 43.9 | 35.0% | 26.8% |
| 2 | Zionsville, IN | 30,832 | 41.8 | 33.0% | 40.8% |
| 3 | Tipton, IN | 5,255 | 41.8 | 41.0% | 32.6% |
| 4 | Mccordsville, IN | 9,098 | 36.4 | 43.0% | 37.5% |
| 5 | Cicero, IN | 5,356 | 43.7 | 45.0% | 35.9% |
| 6 | Rochester, IN | 6,236 | 45.1 | 32.0% | 28.9% |
| 7 | Wabash, IN | 10,417 | 41.0 | 34.0% | 27.9% |
| 8 | Bedford, IN | 13,802 | 42.5 | 33.0% | 23.9% |
| 9 | St. John, IN | 20,727 | 42.0 | 25.0% | 38.2% |
| 10 | Mooresville, IN | 9,525 | 42.6 | 33.0% | 27.2% |
| 11 | Sellersburg, IN | 9,948 | 42.9 | 24.0% | 36.9% |
| 12 | Bargersville, IN | 9,520 | 37.3 | 40.0% | 48.8% |
| 13 | Crown Point, IN | 33,735 | 39.4 | 28.0% | 34.7% |
| 14 | Alexandria, IN | 5,144 | 39.1 | 33.0% | 34.5% |
| 15 | Greensburg, IN | 11,431 | 40.0 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 16 | Avon, IN | 21,783 | 36.9 | 29.0% | 44.1% |
| 17 | Ellettsville, IN | 6,653 | 35.2 | 40.0% | 36.6% |
| 18 | Plainfield, IN | 35,078 | 37.6 | 27.0% | 36.0% |
| 19 | Boonville, IN | 6,670 | 42.0 | 32.0% | 34.1% |
| 20 | Portage, IN | 37,737 | 38.7 | 29.0% | 33.1% |
| 21 | Danville, IN | 10,842 | 35.8 | 46.0% | 37.7% |
| 22 | North Vernon, IN | 6,935 | 37.5 | 29.0% | 31.8% |
| 23 | Garrett, IN | 6,434 | 37.9 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 24 | Salem, IN | 6,330 | 40.6 | 25.0% | 30.1% |
| 25 | Winfield, IN | 7,219 | 38.8 | 24.0% | 48.2% |
| 26 | Hobart, IN | 29,573 | 39.9 | 27.0% | 27.3% |
| 27 | Lawrenceburg, IN | 5,140 | 39.1 | 16.0% | 33.6% |
| 28 | Jasper, IN | 16,488 | 38.9 | 38.0% | 24.5% |
| 29 | Madison, IN | 12,301 | 43.7 | 19.0% | 29.4% |
| 30 | Bluffton, IN | 10,461 | 38.7 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 31 | Monticello, IN | 5,488 | 48.7 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| 32 | Brazil, IN | 8,114 | 40.2 | 30.0% | 33.4% |
| 33 | New Haven, IN | 15,552 | 38.4 | 34.0% | 30.4% |
| 34 | Greenfield, IN | 23,669 | 37.8 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 35 | Carmel, IN | 99,453 | 40.6 | 25.0% | 35.8% |
| 36 | Kendallville, IN | 10,176 | 41.9 | 27.0% | 30.4% |
| 37 | Mount Vernon, IN | 6,480 | 40.7 | 38.0% | 26.2% |
| 38 | Linton, IN | 5,149 | 39.5 | 36.0% | 23.9% |
| 39 | Westfield, IN | 48,262 | 36.9 | 30.0% | 41.5% |
| 40 | Decatur, IN | 9,718 | 42.0 | 30.0% | 24.6% |
| 41 | Schererville, IN | 29,573 | 43.4 | 18.0% | 30.4% |
| 42 | Lebanon, IN | 17,277 | 34.9 | 31.0% | 34.5% |
| 43 | Peru, IN | 10,862 | 41.3 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 44 | Chesterton, IN | 14,191 | 36.9 | 25.0% | 34.1% |
| 45 | Westville, IN | 5,885 | 37.6 | 16.0% | 35.0% |
| 46 | Cedar Lake, IN | 14,215 | 39.5 | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| 47 | Jeffersonville, IN | 49,771 | 38.6 | 18.0% | 29.7% |
| 48 | Whitestown, IN | 10,253 | 29.4 | 31.0% | 48.1% |
| 49 | New Whiteland, IN | 5,591 | 38.3 | 37.0% | 34.8% |
| 50 | Lowell, IN | 10,723 | 37.1 | 29.0% | 40.2% |
| 51 | Batesville, IN | 7,052 | 37.6 | 26.0% | 33.7% |
| 52 | Anderson, IN | 55,011 | 38.8 | 25.0% | 26.3% |
| 53 | Charlestown, IN | 7,986 | 37.4 | 19.0% | 31.7% |
| 54 | Princeton, IN | 8,344 | 38.5 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| 55 | Rushville, IN | 6,412 | 40.3 | 37.0% | 26.2% |
| 56 | Griffith, IN | 16,182 | 38.0 | 23.0% | 33.1% |
| 57 | New Castle, IN | 17,413 | 41.0 | 31.0% | 26.9% |
| 58 | Scottsburg, IN | 7,313 | 37.2 | 21.0% | 28.7% |
| 59 | Fortville, IN | 5,206 | 32.8 | 31.0% | 42.5% |
| 60 | Shelbyville, IN | 19,678 | 35.6 | 32.0% | 28.6% |
| 61 | Portland, IN | 6,432 | 37.8 | 29.0% | 28.6% |
| 62 | Brownsburg, IN | 29,379 | 35.7 | 33.0% | 40.0% |
| 63 | Connersville, IN | 13,395 | 40.6 | 28.0% | 26.9% |
| 64 | Rensselaer, IN | 5,330 | 37.3 | 32.0% | 25.2% |
| 65 | Auburn, IN | 13,316 | 35.6 | 32.0% | 34.8% |
| 66 | Dyer, IN | 16,407 | 44.1 | 19.0% | 29.1% |
| 67 | Merrillville, IN | 36,214 | 39.1 | 17.0% | 27.2% |
| 68 | Noblesville, IN | 70,442 | 34.4 | 31.0% | 42.4% |
| 69 | Munster, IN | 23,731 | 45.6 | 23.0% | 26.3% |
| 70 | Seymour, IN | 21,373 | 34.5 | 25.0% | 34.6% |
| 71 | Richmond, IN | 35,642 | 38.8 | 22.0% | 29.4% |
| 72 | Franklin, IN | 26,073 | 34.4 | 33.0% | 37.5% |
| 73 | Kokomo, IN | 59,534 | 39.8 | 28.0% | 27.1% |
| 74 | Elwood, IN | 8,339 | 40.5 | 30.0% | 26.6% |
| 75 | Washington, IN | 12,076 | 37.0 | 34.0% | 30.1% |
| 76 | North Manchester, IN | 5,017 | 40.6 | 28.0% | 24.9% |
| 77 | Greenwood, IN | 63,579 | 36.2 | 29.0% | 34.0% |
| 78 | Nappanee, IN | 7,276 | 32.6 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 79 | Martinsville, IN | 11,916 | 36.2 | 36.0% | 33.9% |
| 80 | Columbus, IN | 50,896 | 35.8 | 25.0% | 29.5% |
| 81 | Cumberland, IN | 5,991 | 34.9 | 29.0% | 29.7% |
| 82 | Warsaw, IN | 16,473 | 33.1 | 22.0% | 31.9% |
| 83 | Crawfordsville, IN | 16,335 | 36.7 | 26.0% | 31.5% |
| 84 | Plymouth, IN | 10,369 | 35.4 | 19.0% | 36.7% |
| 85 | La Porte, IN | 22,409 | 35.0 | 27.0% | 34.7% |
| 86 | Evansville, IN | 116,906 | 38.1 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| 87 | New Albany, IN | 37,598 | 38.0 | 19.0% | 26.3% |
| 88 | Huntingburg, IN | 6,480 | 34.7 | 23.0% | 30.1% |
| 89 | Huntington, IN | 17,017 | 36.6 | 27.0% | 29.5% |
| 90 | Beech Grove, IN | 15,181 | 36.2 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 91 | Vincennes, IN | 16,715 | 37.1 | 27.0% | 31.4% |
| 92 | Logansport, IN | 18,166 | 37.3 | 20.0% | 33.5% |
| 93 | Goshen, IN | 34,704 | 38.0 | 23.0% | 28.5% |
| 94 | Clarksville, IN | 22,087 | 37.7 | 14.0% | 27.1% |
| 95 | East Chicago, IN | 26,363 | 36.0 | 11.0% | 34.6% |
| 96 | Gary, IN | 69,136 | 36.9 | 11.0% | 30.8% |
| 97 | Winona Lake, IN | 5,077 | 28.9 | 24.0% | 35.4% |
| 98 | Lake Station, IN | 13,352 | 32.6 | 20.0% | 33.3% |
| 99 | Fort Wayne, IN | 264,514 | 35.1 | 24.0% | 30.1% |
| 100 | Lawrence, IN | 49,218 | 34.4 | 22.0% | 31.2% |
Who cares about married/unmarried, kids/no kids, age, and population? That is boring…I want to know how many fabric stores towns have!
I am a resident and Yorktown and this angers me.
I am from Delaware county and am laughing at the fact that Muncie isn’t number 1 !! I seriously think they have this list messed up . Muncie on the list is towards the bottom below Indy ! The last time I checked Muncie is not that fun ! Never has been!!!
Yes! Mishawaka isn’t as boring as I thought apparently!
Where is Bourbon Indiana at?
Oh ok I guess Union Mills is not on here it’s pretty boring though and quite small.
Most of Indiana is boring because its a bunch of stuffy old fake religious people who think their crap doesn’t stink. I live in a small town in South Central Indiana and its gotta to be one of the most boring places around. So bad that the local only thing to do if they’re not hopped up on heroin or meth is drive around the strip of businesses in the downtown square area and then drive around pointlessly.
Gee, I am in my mid 40s and got more excitement going on these people 20 to 60 do in this town. However, try to get some group together regarding music or entertainment or hifi audio or something with something cool to do and it gets shot down by the boring local population. They go to their little nondescript jobs that they hate to go back home to the boring town in which they live and then complain that the town has nothing to offer. That’s been replicated for years in many areas of the South and Midwest especially and people complain there is nothing to do but they won’t even try to rock the boat or attempt to find new and interesting things to do.
By the way, my local town is named Salem in South Central Indiana and it might as well be the 1950s or 1960s just with more modern day problems like serious drug abuse, alcohol abuse and such. No wonder why though because the youth let the old people run the town instead of getting new businesses and new opportunities. At least we have Louisville, Kentucky or even Bloomington, Indiana close by about 45 minutes to an hour away to find something worthwhile to do. If it wasn’t for that I think I would go stir crazy.
Most of these little towns in Indiana are the same though just the same small minds, same conservative old geezer types and people whose best days passed them by in the 1970s or 1980s. As exciting as watching grass grow is the problem in these rural states despite the stupidity of the local population and the massive amount of boredom. Ever notice that drug abuse and substance abuse is the worst in places like Missouri or Indiana or Kentucky. Now you know why because many of these places have nothing to offer the youth or even people my age and unless you can move somewhere else and many can’t because of economics or family its the same tired old song playing in a bar that still plays 1960s music as if its still that era.