Gary, IN vs Indianapolis, IN: City Score compared

Gary, IN scores 31 and Indianapolis, IN scores 34 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 3 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Gary, IN	Indianapolis, IN
City Score	31	34
Condition (public data)	29	35
Movement (how the church is moving)	34	33
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Gary is up against	77	80
Where grace is growing	29	37
Marriage & family	11	31
Christian liberty	52	52

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Gary, IN	Indianapolis, IN
Overall	39, Drifting	44, Stirring
The Church	31, Lukewarm	31, Lukewarm
The Family	11, Broken	30, Divided
Education	79, Grounded	82, Wise
Government	47, Unsettled	47, Unsettled
Media	47, Negative	47, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	17, Corrupt	25, Worldly
Business	41, Fair	59, Fair
Compassion	39, Indifferent	30, Indifferent

City Score over the last 3 weeks

Week	Gary, IN	Indianapolis, IN
2026-W44	34	39
2026-W45	35	39
2026-W46	34	39

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