Welcome to the home of the Indy 500, where the only thing roaring louder than the cars is the city itself. Red hot economic growth, lower-than-average unemployment, and healthy pharmaceutical and insurance sectors—Eli Lilly and Elevance, both Fortune 500 companies, are headquartered here—are driving prosperity in a city that was already easy to love. As expected, the capital of speed isn’t interested in moving slowly in 2025. Nearly a billion dollars has been pledged to improve infrastructure, transportation and pedestrian safety, and with its #94 Walkability ranking, the latter is a welcome effort. Meanwhile, new developments are everywhere—from mall revitalizations to new billion-dollar districts. Yet this is also a city that delivers on fun like few others, and race days at Indianapolis Motor Speedway continue to be a good time. Play is big here, too. Spots like the Canal Walk promenade and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (the largest institution of its kind in the world) earn Indy an impressive #20 ranking for Attractions. That feels right for a city you can call home—and with the 34th-most affordable housing in our rankings, a city famous for going fast is increasingly looking like a good place to stop and stay a while.