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Roughly 55,011 people live in Anderson, Indiana. Living here costs affordable relative to the rest of the country, 11% below the national average. Median rent runs about $873/mo; the typical household pulls in $44,974. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 46/100 — a D, putting it at #665 nationally.
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Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, Anderson sits at 89 — affordable when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($873/mo against $44,974 median household income), housing eats roughly 23% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $101,700.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is cold-winter: roughly 82°F in summer, 21°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 39 inches. Car-dependent for most errands, with small walkable pockets downtown or in older neighborhoods. Air quality reads good (AQI 43).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, Anderson isn't the strongest match. It earns 49/100 (grade D) on the families profile. Strongest on affordability (96/100); weakest on education (7/100).
For retirees, Anderson is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 59/100 (grade C) on the retirees profile. Strongest on affordability (96/100); weakest on education (7/100).
For remote workers, Anderson is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 66/100 (grade B-) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on affordability (96/100); weakest on education (7/100).
For young professionals, Anderson isn't the strongest match. It earns 39/100 (grade F) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on affordability (96/100); weakest on education (7/100).
Anderson, Indiana pulls a 46/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade D), currently ranked #665 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Anderson's cost-of-living index is 89 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the affordable band — 11% below the national average. Median rent runs about $873/mo.
Cold-winter — summer averages around 82°F, winter averages around 21°F, with about 39 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 37/100. Car-dependent for most errands, with small walkable pockets downtown or in older neighborhoods.
Anderson has about 55,011 residents, 16% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 39.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Anderson head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Anderson stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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