I'm tired of people calling this place Indiana. Let's get one thing straight. Indiana is a state by which Indianapolis is its capital. Anyone who doesnt know the difference is a moron. Indianapolis however will always be overlooked by urban enthuseists. It will never be compared to the cities on either coast or Chicago. More like Kansas City, Louisville, Cinncinati or Columbus. It's not really a city but a large, Midwest town with a comfortable quality of life and that's it. It's lackluster, boring and dull. It has no geography whatsoever. No mountains. No hills. No shoreline. No water. No ocean. No lakes. No rivers, not even a navigable one. It just lies in the middle of a large, flat cornfield and that's it. It has no big city characteristics whatsoever. No diversity. No culture. No nightlife. Forbes Magazine ranked it America's worst city for singles. No mass transit and its city bus system, Indygo sucks. No high-paying jobs in the high tech sector. No skyline that has gone anywhere in the past 17 years when the Chase Tower was completed. Indianapolis is nothing but a suburban community for soccer moms who drive SUVs. Keep driving on I-65 toward Chicago. You'll be there in a few hours. It's about the worst city for anyone wanting to live in a bustling metro area. It's absolutely horrible. Just horrible.

Lackluster. Dull. Boring. The capital of Indiana and second largest state capital. It may be America’s 12th largest single city (but it’ s metro area ranks 28th) and growing for some reason, but this city is Lousy with a capital L. Naptown is a compliment to this place. It should be called Comatose Town. Even cities half its size are more lively. Too many foreclosures. There is no culture. No nightlife. No diversity. No greenspace. No outdoor recreation opportunities. No quality jobs--most are in manufacturing. No scenery. No mountains, not even hills. No lakes or even rivers. No seashore. No sidewalks. No reliable public transportation. No lightrail. No sizable suburbs and Carmel, its largest doesn’t count. No architectural creativity. And not even a descent skyline. It hasn’t built any skyline altering buildings since its tallest, the Chase Tower was completed in 1990. It is afraid to think big and only erects buildings of 20-stories or so. Even smaller Louisville, KY will soon have a larger skyline. What a joke. Forbes Magazine ranks it America’s worst city for singles. The city’s inefficient bus system called IndyGo uses buses that do nothing but pollute: not one city or school bus uses a hybrid or electric engine. And Indy’s people drive everywhere. Nobody takes public transportation because it hardly exists. For this reason Indianapolis is a major contributor to air pollution.

I can see why it has the cheapest housing of any “large” metro area because nobody in Am...

The state capital and largest city of Indiana, and 12th largest in the U.S. (792,000) in a greater metro population of some 1.7 million people and growing. Indy is generally boring if you’re from places like Chicago or New York. But it remains in the same tier of cities like Louisville, Columbus, Cincinnati or Kansas City. It lacks motivation to get anything done—even filling the ungodly number of potholes on roads and widening busy city streets. The city is traditionally basketball crazy--being in Indiana, but with the success of the Colts and Payton Manning of the NFL, they have overshadowed the Pacers. The Super Bowl will even be held in Indianapolis in 2012. But the best thing about the Indy area is that it’s a great place to raise a family, and the cost of living is among the most affordable in the country. There’s a number of nice museums to see--the Childrens’ Museum (the world's largest), the NCAA Hall of Champions, the Indy 500 Hall of Fame Museum, the State Museum and Conner Prarie Settlement; and cultural events to attend (the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is world renowned). But, unfortunately that’s it. The crime is getting too high with an especially stubbornly-high murder rate. The lack of street lamps and police patrolling the streets is almost unbelievable. This city seems to care more about building stadiums and the like rather than taking care of its residents. Property taxes are also very high. The people are also ignorant. Indianapolis Public Schools...

The state capital of Indiana and 2nd largest state capital by population. The largest city in Indiana and 12th largest in the U.S. (790,000 and another million in the suburbs). The 3rd largest Midwest city by population (after Chicago and Detroit) and largest by land area. It’s very Midwestern. What else can I say? It is not exactly a city for urban enthuseists. It is very dull and lackluster by most standards, especially when comparing it to either coast. It will never be able to compete with nor have a profile like San Fran, New York, Washington DC, Phily, Chicago, Seattle or Boston. Instead, it ranks along the same tier of cities like Louisville, Columbus or Cincinnati. It’s not really a city at all, but more like a large town. Boring and very unhurried are accurate in describing this town. It was, for many years, considered a Rust Belt city and “NapTown” until recently. It faced the challenges of a declining population to the townships and suburbs, the erosion of jobs and lack of an identity. But some of that has changed for the better.

OK, here’s the good: An affordable cost of living (perhaps due to the overall lack of high-paying jobs in the area) and the most affordable of any “large” metro area. Its low cost of doing business is enabling companies to expand in Central Indiana and create more high-paying jobs—slowly but surely. It is a nice place to live if you have family or want to raise children. Indy is hosting more and more events all the time. It has a v...

Indianapolis is not actually the 12th biggest city in the US. They do this by annexing everything around it, the city proper is 28th. It is a city characterized by suburban sprawl, strip malls, chain restaurants, crime, bad weather, fat people, bad vibes, and an overall lack of culture. Its like an all-you-can eat buffet-style restaurant. A place to avoid.

1. The capital of Indiana and America’s 12th largest city. Will never have the profile of New York, Chicago, or San Fran but is more comparable to Cincy, Kansas City or Columbus OH. It is a quintessential American city in the middle of the corn belt with plenty of suburban soccer moms who drive SUVs.
3. Basketball is popular at the high school and college level and its residents go crazy during tournament season. Indy residents suffer from basketball fever called Hoosier Hysteria for this reason and are often divided in loyalty between the Indiana Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers. It has an NBA team, the Pacers but they are probably not as popular as college basketball to many Hoosiers unless they will a championship.
4. It’s an excellent city to live if you have a family but not for singles. Forbes Magazine ranked it the worst city for singles due to the lack of nightlife. It’s a comfortable city nonetheless--not too crowded like East Cost cities.
5. People drive everywhere because they are addicted to their cars and public transportation is abysmal. Forget about getting lightrail. Its people are too antiquated, narrow-minded and set in their ways to accept getting it. They would rather commute from their suburban neighborhoods and complain rather than do something about it, making them notoriously lazy. Even a proposed outer beltway beyond 465 was not supported. At most you can expect upgrading freeway exits or getting extra lanes of traffic or HOV lanes. To make ma...

The capital of Indiana and second largest state capital. It may be America’s 12th largest single city (but it’ s metro area ranks 28th) and growing for some reason, but this city is Lousy with a capital-L. There is no diversity. No culture. No nightlife. No job growth. No high paying or high-tech jobs for that matter and most are in manufacturing. No greenspace. No scenery. No mountains. No lakes or even rivers. No seashore. No sizeable suburbs even though its largest, Carmel, has about 80,00 estimated however. Too many foreclosures. No reliable public transportation system. No lightrail system and NEVER will be. No sidewalks. And not even a descent skyline: it hasn’t changed since its tallest building, the Chase Tower was completed in 1990. The city is afraid of thinking big and only builds “skyscrapers” of only 20 stories or so that it considers tall for some reason. What a joke. Even smaller Nashville, TN will soon have a skyline that will be considerably larger. Indy recently ranked as America’s worst city for singles according to Forbes magazine. The city’s inefficient bus system called IndyGo uses buses that pollute pollute pollute. Not one city or school bus uses a hybrid or electric engine. And Indy’s people drive drive drive everywhere. Nobody takes public transportation because it hardly exists. For this reason Indianapolis is a major contributor to air pollution.

I can see why this place is called NapTown. It should be called ComatoseTown. Even cities half i...