Fishers was recently named the nation's 11th top place in the country to move by Forbes.com. Fishers is the only Indiana community named in the list of 25 communities throughout the country.
"It's an honor to be named by Forbes as one of the top places to move in the country," said Scott Faultless, Fishers Town Council President. "Forbes has reinforced what other national publications have also recognized, that Fishers is a safe and wonderful place to raise a family and grow a business."
The Forbes's recognition follows Money magazine identifying Fishers as the 10th best place to live in 2008, 33rd in 2006 and 24th in 2005. Earlier this year, Fishers was named by RelocateAmerica as one of the nation's top 100 places to live.
"These kind of announcements reinforce many of the Town's efforts to attract businesses and investment in our community. It is a compliment to the Town's residents, the HSE school system and Town employees who continue to make Fishers an attractive and vibrant place to live."
Forbes examined many factors in making its determination, including the percentage of residents born out of state or abroad, who moved for a job, proximity of major employers, percentage of adults with bachelor's degree or higher, median family income and median home value.
Forbes released its top 25 list of communities on Tuesday:
1: Alpharetta, Ga.
2: Huntersville, N.C.
3: Apex, N.C.
4: Parker, Col.
5: Castle Rock, Col.
6: Flower Mound, Texas
7: Frisco, Texas
8: Cary, N.C.
9: McKinney, Texas
10: Roswell, Ga.
11: Fishers, Ind.
12: Carrollton, Texas
13: Franconia, Va.
14: The Woodlands, Texas
15: Sandy Springs, Ga.
16: Leesburg, Va.
17: Centreville, Va.
18. Dublin, Ohio
19: Allen, Texas
20: Highlands Ranch, Col.
21: Woodbury, Minn.
22: Overland Park, Kan.
23: Gaithersburg, Md.
24: Round Rock, Texas
25: Plano, Texas
From the Forbes.com article:
To locate "Relovilles" with populations of 25,000 and over, we used data from 2000 to 2007 Census records. We looked for the number of people in each town who were born out of state or abroad, who had moved to town from a considerable distance within one and five years, and who had moved for a job. These factors were weighted more heavily than others that were also considered, such as Census data for population growth, family incomes, people in executive and professional jobs, and the price, size and age of homes, along with reports of moving van companies, changes in school enrollments, the proximity of multinational companies, and the observations of local builders, government officials and residents. Places with populations of less than 25,000, with large numbers of low-wage immigrant workers and with rotating populations of college students, retirees and inmates of prisons were ruled out.
Compared with the rest of the U.S., the top 25 Relovilles that emerged from the analysis generally have twice the incomes, twice the home values and home sizes, twice the college degrees, twice as many youth and half as many elderly, twice the divorce rates and twice the numbers of residents who vote Republican. They have less than half as many blacks and more than twice as many Asians and have largely illusory historical roots--new buildings and town centers that overtake forests and prairies.
