These Are The 10 Indiana Cities With The Worst Water

With all of the discussion about the horrible water quality in Flint, Michigan, we thought it would be interesting (and beneficial) to look at the quality of the water in other states in America.

Like Indiana, for instance. You may (or may not) be aware, but the water quality in Indiana also has some issues. The purpose of this post is to quickly list the places with the worst water, and provide a list at the bottom for you to check the water quality in your area.

Here are the 10 places with the worst water quality in Indiana:

1. Indianapolis
2. Lawrence
3. Greenfield
4. Beech Grove
5. Cumberland
6. Noblesville
7. Fishers
8. Carmel
9. Westfield
10. Yorktown

Before you get all upset, rest assured that we didn’t use our own personal opinion. We looked at the water quality, as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Indianapolis and a few of its suburbs scored the absolute lowest possible – and several of its affluent northern suburbs apparently have very bad water, too.

Sounds like some phone calls need to be made?

How we determined the worst water quality in Indiana

In order to find the places with the worst water in Indiana, we used the EPA reporting data to gather up all of the places in the state.

Example: https://www.bestplaces.net/health/city/indiana/indianapolis

The EPA has a complex method for measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators.

Next, we ranked the 100 most populated cities in Indiana according to the lowest EPA water scores. The worse EPA water quality scores are at the top of the chart below.

The following numbers are based on a score of 1 to 100. A ‘1’ is the absolute worst, and ‘100’ is the best water quality, according to the EPA. The national average is 55.

1. Indianapolis

Population: 831,320
EPA water quality: 1

2. Lawrence

Population: 45,303
EPA water quality: 1

3. Greenfield

Population: 20,874
EPA water quality: 1

4. Beech Grove

Population: 14,303
EPA water quality: 1

5. Cumberland

Population: 5,203
EPA water quality: 1

6. Noblesville

Population: 53,394
EPA water quality: 10

7. Fishers

Population: 77,404
EPA water quality: 10

8. Carmel

Population: 80,909
EPA water quality: 10

9. Westfield

Population: 31,293
EPA water quality: 10

10. Yorktown

Population: 9,393
EPA water quality: 10

Now That You Know

You might be smart enough to know that where you live isn’t pollution free. But this was a pretty eye-opening list, considering that in a lot of the Indianapolis area, the water quality is just about as bad as you can get, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Detailed List of Water Quality In Indiana

These are based on a scale of 1 to 100, where 1 is the worst. The national average is 55.