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SheetIN-NOBLESVILLE-IN · Noblesville, IN 71,940 pop · income 79th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Noblesville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Noblesville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Gary · lowest
37,380
Gary · lowest
37,380 median HH income
26.0% of the leader · rank #1
Signal Hill · near
102,303
Signal Hill · near
102,303 median HH income
71.2% of the leader · rank #2
Noblesville · this city
102,319
Noblesville · this city
102,319 median HH income
71.2% of the leader · rank #3
Fairfield · near
102,321
Fairfield · near
102,321 median HH income
71.2% of the leader · rank #4
Elizabeth Lake · near
102,333
Elizabeth Lake · near
102,333 median HH income
71.2% of the leader · rank #5
Napili-Honoko… · near
102,337
Napili-Honoko… · near
102,337 median HH income
71.2% of the leader · rank #6
Centreville · highest
143,704
Centreville · highest
143,704 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Noblesville on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 71,940.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Noblesville - the verdict
Nationally, Noblesville sits in the 79th percentile for household income and the 80th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
79th
percentile, household income
68th
percentile, home value
27th
percentile, median rent
80th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Noblesville, IN
Noblesville is a small city in Indiana, home to 71,940 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Noblesville brings in $102,319 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.8%. Typical homes in Noblesville are valued around $321,800, and the median resident age is 35.6 years. 51.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 69.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 684 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Stable), up 1% from five years earlier. Noblesville reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 622.2 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: the state registers 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,096 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Indiana's average monthly utility costs around $235 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 45.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Noblesville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to population change to schools and households to reported crime to comparison shortlist to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Noblesville, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Noblesville?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Is Noblesville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +5,905 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 684 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the education layer cover for Noblesville?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 14 public schools within the city match. 51.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Noblesville?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Indiana, the closest population matches are Lafayette (70,650 residents, $52,946 income); Gary (68,604 residents, $37,380 income); Hammond (77,098 residents, $53,950 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Wesley Chapel, FL (71,965 residents); Tamarac, FL (71,887 residents); Centreville, VA (71,885 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Noblesville?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 622.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 73% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
622.2
Violent rate
83.8
Property rate
538.4
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
How far does income reach against housing in Noblesville?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
3.1×
Home value
$321,800
Household income
$102,319
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average
B+
City profile score · Noblesville, IN
76/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A
51.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B+
$102,319
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime B+
84 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate B
3.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living B
93.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Noblesville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 85/100 (A) · 51.4%
Household income: 78/100 (B+) · $102,319
Violent crime: 75/100 (B+) · 84 /100k
Poverty rate: 73/100 (B) · 3.8%
Cost of living: 72/100 (B) · 93.3 index
Where Noblesville sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Noblesville's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Noblesville highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Noblesville, IN (this city): home $321,800, crime 622/100k
Framingham, MA : home $600,600, crime 1,380/100k
Greenville, SC : home $453,300, crime 4,113/100k
Harlingen, TX : home $125,700, crime 2,977/100k
Lafayette, IN : home $157,600, crime 2,642/100k
Hammond, IN : home $141,700, crime 3,814/100k
Bloomington, IN : home $289,700, crime 3,005/100k
Muncie, IN : home $92,000, crime 2,860/100k
Greenwood, IN : home $248,700, crime 1,638/100k
How does Noblesville compare to other US cities?
Where Noblesville sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income79% higher than other cities
Home value68% pricier than other cities
Median rent27% pricier than other cities
Safety80% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Indiana and the picture shifts: Noblesville ranks #27 of 110 Indiana cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Noblesville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Indiana-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Noblesville near the bottom of Indiana's cities
Among the 850 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Noblesville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Noblesville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#78 of 766
90th percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 850
0th percentile in Indiana
Median Home Value
#32 of 771
96th percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#536 of 849
36th percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#34 of 850
96th percentile in Indiana
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
79th percentile nationally for median household income · 80th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Noblesville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Noblesville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Noblesville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$321,80032nd percentilemore affordable than 32% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Noblesville's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,413 of 15,516
More affordable than 52% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#137 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 3.1×, Noblesville sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,413 of 15,516 and #137 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$102,319Noblesville, IN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Noblesville, IN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Noblesville, IN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)51.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)69.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
71,940
Median Income
$102,319
Median Home Value
$321,800
Median Age
35.6
Poverty Rate
3.8%
Labor force participation
69.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
51.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
622.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
83.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
538.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
14
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Noblesville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
70,206 residents
2021
71,499 residents
2022
73,289 residents
2023
74,151 residents
2024
75,266 residents
2025
76,111 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
684
housing units authorized
Single-Family
470
detached homes
Multifamily
214
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
9.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
678
583
95
$169.4M
2020
640
511
129
$176.7M
2021
1,063
615
448
$226.7M
2022
1,063
641
422
$224.7M
2023
901
403
498
$239.1M
2024
684
470
214
$216.6M
Permit volume increased 1% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
74.5%
Carpool
7.3%
Public Transit
0.1%
Walk
0.6%
Work from Home
16.9%
Other
0.6%
Based on 37,880 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Indiana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $235
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Indiana at $235 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Indiana statewide averages, not a meter reading for Noblesville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Indiana's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Noblesville is $1,096/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Indiana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Indiana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Noblesville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Noblesville compares to similar-size Indiana cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.