10 Best Markets for Investors

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Downtown Indianapolis at night
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1 Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind.

SmartZip InvestorScore 62
Total population (2010) 1,756,241
Median sales price (Q4 2010) $106,000
Median sales price % change (Q4 '09 - Q4 '10) 0%
Unemployment rate (March 2010) 8.1%
Share of foreclosure sales (Q4 2010) 19.7%
Walk Score 36
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The Indianapolis-Carmel metro area was the most populous of the markets chosen. The area's population jumped 15.2 percent between 2000 and 2010, to nearly 1.8 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By comparison, the U.S. population as a whole rose 9.7 percent in the last decade.

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