Indianapolis, IN vs South Bend, IN: City Score compared

Indianapolis, IN scores 34 and South Bend, IN scores 33 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 1 point 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

	Indianapolis, IN	South Bend, IN
City Score	34	33
Condition (public data)	35	35
Movement (how the church is moving)	33	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Indianapolis is up against	80	61
Where grace is growing	37	28
Marriage & family	31	20
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	Indianapolis, IN	South Bend, IN
Overall	44, Stirring	45, Stirring
The Church	31, Lukewarm	19, Barren
The Family	30, Divided	20, Broken
Education	82, Wise	89, Wise
Government	47, Unsettled	47, Unsettled
Media	47, Negative	47, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	25, Worldly	20, Corrupt
Business	59, Fair	54, Fair
Compassion	30, Indifferent	61, Merciful

City Score over the last 3 weeks

Week	Indianapolis, IN	South Bend, IN
2026-W44	39	36
2026-W45	39	38
2026-W46	39	38

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