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Indiana Freedom Map

Compare all 92 Indiana counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.

County profiles92
Regions10
Verified profiles0
Top score82

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Adams County: Freedom Score 53Allen County: Freedom Score 50Bartholomew County: Freedom Score 55Benton County: Freedom Score 61Blackford County: Freedom Score 56Boone County: Freedom Score 53Brown County: Freedom Score 71Carroll County: Freedom Score 55Cass County: Freedom Score 54Clark County: Freedom Score 55Clay County: Freedom Score 57Clinton County: Freedom Score 55Crawford County: Freedom Score 76Daviess County: Freedom Score 54Dearborn County: Freedom Score 54Decatur County: Freedom Score 55DeKalb County: Freedom Score 55Delaware County: Freedom Score 53Dubois County: Freedom Score 55Elkhart County: Freedom Score 53Fayette County: Freedom Score 55Floyd County: Freedom Score 55Fountain County: Freedom Score 55Franklin County: Freedom Score 60Fulton County: Freedom Score 55Gibson County: Freedom Score 56Grant County: Freedom Score 54Greene County: Freedom Score 60Hamilton County: Freedom Score 28Hancock County: Freedom Score 55Harrison County: Freedom Score 56Hendricks County: Freedom Score 37Henry County: Freedom Score 54Howard County: Freedom Score 54Huntington County: Freedom Score 54Jackson County: Freedom Score 56Jasper County: Freedom Score 57Jay County: Freedom Score 55Jefferson County: Freedom Score 55Jennings County: Freedom Score 55Johnson County: Freedom Score 38Knox County: Freedom Score 54Kosciusko County: Freedom Score 55LaGrange County: Freedom Score 54Lake County: Freedom Score 35LaPorte County: Freedom Score 54Lawrence County: Freedom Score 54Madison County: Freedom Score 54Marion County: Freedom Score 27Marshall County: Freedom Score 54Martin County: Freedom Score 73Miami County: Freedom Score 56Monroe County: Freedom Score 55Montgomery County: Freedom Score 55Morgan County: Freedom Score 57Newton County: Freedom Score 53Noble County: Freedom Score 55Ohio County: Freedom Score 72Orange County: Freedom Score 73Owen County: Freedom Score 55Parke County: Freedom Score 73Perry County: Freedom Score 76Pike County: Freedom Score 59Porter County: Freedom Score 37Posey County: Freedom Score 57Pulaski County: Freedom Score 73Putnam County: Freedom Score 57Randolph County: Freedom Score 54Ripley County: Freedom Score 55Rush County: Freedom Score 55Scott County: Freedom Score 55Shelby County: Freedom Score 54Spencer County: Freedom Score 55St. Joseph County: Freedom Score 49Starke County: Freedom Score 54Steuben County: Freedom Score 56Sullivan County: Freedom Score 55Switzerland County: Freedom Score 82Tippecanoe County: Freedom Score 51Tipton County: Freedom Score 55Union County: Freedom Score 54Vanderburgh County: Freedom Score 50Vermillion County: Freedom Score 80Vigo County: Freedom Score 54Wabash County: Freedom Score 56Warren County: Freedom Score 60Warrick County: Freedom Score 55Washington County: Freedom Score 60Wayne County: Freedom Score 54Wells County: Freedom Score 56White County: Freedom Score 56Whitley County: Freedom Score 54
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A sourced discovery dataset for Indiana counties, rural acreage, homesteading, off-grid screening, county and municipal zoning, building-plan review, onsite sewage, private wells, floodplain, water permits, drainage, and parcel-level due diligence, with local-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.

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Indiana County Rankings

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Indiana Counties By Lifestyle Goal

Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.

Tiny

Best For Tiny Home Research

4/5

County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.

Top starts: Switzerland, Vermillion, Crawford

RV

Best For RV Living Research

4/5

Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.

Top starts: Switzerland, Vermillion, Crawford

Off grid

Best For Off-Grid Living

5/5

Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.

Top starts: Switzerland, Vermillion, Crawford

Land

Cheapest Rural Land

80/100

Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.

Top starts: Switzerland, Vermillion, Crawford

Public

Best Public Land Access

0.1M

Counties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.

Top starts: Brown, Monroe, Martin

Overall

Highest Freedom Scores

82

The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.

Top starts: Switzerland, Vermillion, Crawford

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Indiana Lifestyle Research Paths

Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.

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County Profiles

#1

Switzerland County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

82
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
80
Partially sourced#2

Vermillion County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

80
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
79
Partially sourced#3

Crawford County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

76
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
56
Partially sourced#4

Perry County

Southwest Indiana

76
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
50
Partially sourced#5

Martin County

Southwest Indiana

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#6

Orange County

Southwest Indiana

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
34
Partially sourced#7

Parke County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#8

Pulaski County

North Central Indiana

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#9

Ohio County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

72
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#10

Brown County

Southeast Central Indiana

71
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
27
Partially sourced#11

Benton County

West Central Indiana

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
36
Partially sourced#12

Franklin County

Southeast Central Indiana

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
51
Partially sourced#13

Greene County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
53
Partially sourced#14

Warren County

West Central Indiana

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#15

Washington County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
50
Partially sourced#16

Pike County

Southwest Indiana

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
53
Partially sourced#17

Clay County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#18

Jasper County

Northwest Indiana

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#19

Morgan County

Indianapolis Metro

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#20

Posey County

Southwest Indiana

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#21

Putnam County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#22

Blackford County

East Central Indiana

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
38
Partially sourced#23

Gibson County

Southwest Indiana

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#24

Harrison County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#25

Jackson County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#26

Miami County

East Central Indiana

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#27

Steuben County

Northeast Indiana

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#28

Wabash County

Northeast Indiana

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#29

Wells County

Northeast Indiana

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#30

White County

West Central Indiana

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#31

Bartholomew County

Southeast Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#32

Carroll County

West Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#33

Clark County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#34

Clinton County

West Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#35

Decatur County

Southeast Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#36

DeKalb County

Northeast Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#37

Dubois County

Southwest Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#38

Fayette County

Southeast Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#39

Floyd County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#40

Fountain County

West Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#41

Fulton County

North Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#42

Hancock County

Indianapolis Metro

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#43

Jay County

East Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#44

Jefferson County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#45

Jennings County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#46

Kosciusko County

North Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#47

Monroe County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#48

Montgomery County

West Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#49

Noble County

Northeast Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#50

Owen County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
25
Partially sourced#51

Ripley County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#52

Rush County

Southeast Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#53

Scott County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#54

Spencer County

Southwest Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#55

Sullivan County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#56

Tipton County

East Central Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#57

Warrick County

Southwest Indiana

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#58

Cass County

West Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#59

Daviess County

Southwest Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#60

Dearborn County

Southern Indiana and Ohio River

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#61

Grant County

East Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#62

Henry County

Southeast Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#63

Howard County

East Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#64

Huntington County

Northeast Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#65

Knox County

Southwest Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#66

LaGrange County

Northeast Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#67

LaPorte County

Northwest Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#68

Lawrence County

Southwest Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#69

Madison County

East Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#70

Marshall County

North Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#71

Randolph County

East Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#72

Shelby County

Indianapolis Metro

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#73

Starke County

Northwest Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#74

Union County

Southeast Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#75

Vigo County

Wabash Valley and Bloomington Area

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#76

Wayne County

Southeast Central Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#77

Whitley County

Northeast Indiana

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#78

Adams County

Northeast Indiana

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#79

Boone County

Indianapolis Metro

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#80

Delaware County

East Central Indiana

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#81

Elkhart County

North Central Indiana

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#82

Newton County

Northwest Indiana

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#83

Tippecanoe County

West Central Indiana

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#84

Allen County

Northeast Indiana

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#85

Vanderburgh County

Southwest Indiana

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#86

St. Joseph County

North Central Indiana

49
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#87

Johnson County

Indianapolis Metro

38
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#88

Hendricks County

Indianapolis Metro

37
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#89

Porter County

Northwest Indiana

37
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#90

Lake County

Northwest Indiana

35
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#91

Hamilton County

Indianapolis Metro

28
Tiny
1/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#92

Marion County

Indianapolis Metro

27
Tiny
1/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced

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