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Fishers named No. 1 place to live in U.S. by Money magazine

Posted at 9:57 AM, Sep 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-18 12:37:49-04

FISHERS, Ind. -- Chalk up another award for Fishers, Indiana. 

Citing its friendliness with small businesses, the Hamilton County city was named the No. 1 place to live in the country by Money magazine.

According to the magazine, Fishers has about 86,000 people, with a median home price of $236,000. The average commute time for Fishers residents is 24 minutes. 

Money interviewed three Fishers residents about their city -- a man who owns a video production company and has a family of five, a CEO of a company that moved its headquarters from California and a woman who lives in Fishers but commutes to Indianapolis for work.

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness released the following statement about the No. 1 ranking: 

"It’s an exciting day in Fishers! Money Magazine truly captured what makes our city the #1 Best Place to Live: great schools, low cost of living, and an entrepreneurial buzz. This designation reaffirms the vision of Fishers as a smart, vibrant, and entrepreneurial city as it continues to gain momentum not only in Central Indiana but nationally. There’s much more to come in fulfilling that vision, all with the goal of continuing to make Fishers the best place to live, work, and play."

Click here to read more about what made Fishers the No. 1 place to live by Money.

Other Indiana cities that made Money's list are:

  • No. 16: Carmel
  • No. 17: Avon
  • No. 22: Greenwood

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