Can you guess the most expensive place to live in Indiana?

The cost of living in Indiana is much lower than in other states. However, that doesn't mean that it's not hard to get by day to day. A lot of us have felt the struggle of living paycheck to paycheck. It's not a secret that the cost of living is high, and going up. Inflation has caused so much to be more expensive than it has ever been in the past. It makes it hard to pay your bills, buy groceries, and fill up your gas tank when everything is getting more pricey, but your paycheck remains the same.

A while back, we reported on the cheapest and safest places to live in Indiana, now we are going in the opposite direction. What is the most expensive place to live in the state?

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Most Expensive Place to Live in Indiana

While there are many places scattered across the state that are home to large estates, only one houses the wealthiest homeowners in Indiana. HGTV recently listed the most expensive neighborhoods in the U.S. with plenty of luxurious real estate to add to your 'favorite' list on Zillow. Real estate data from CashNetUSA and Zillow determined the most upscale town, suburb, or community in every state. As it turns out, Indiana's is certainly a place that I'd love to live in...if I had the money.

According to HGTV, the most expensive place to live in Indiana is Syracuse. Here's what they said:

Syracuse is a small upscale town in Kosciusko County, Indiana, with a population of just 3,000 residents. Set on the shores of Syracuse Lake, Syracuse is also a stone’s throw from Lake Wawasee, the largest natural lake in Indiana, which is known for its beautiful lakefront homes. The lakes provide plentiful opportunities for outdoor recreation, like swimming, fishing and sailing. The Syracuse-Wawasee Trails are popular among area hikers and cyclists. The average home price is $1,242,916 for a home right on the lake. However, some larger lakeside homes can easily fetch upwards of $3 or $4 million.

I'm not going to lie, with all of the amazing views, lakes, and activities, this is a place that I'd love to call home. I just have to be able to afford some lakefront property. You can check out the full list of the most expensive places to live in each state by clicking here.

KEEP READING: 40 Real Indiana Towns with Quirky, Weird, and Funny Names

Outside the major cities, the Hoosier state is full of tiny little towns you've probably passed through on your way to one of those cities. Most of them are likely 100 to 150 years old, or older, and have been around far longer than the large metropolitan areas such as Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend, and Evansville. Typically, they were started by early settlers who found their way to the state and decided to make it home. Eventually, others would join them, and a community was formed. Over time, as the surrounding areas grew, most of them were folded into those areas and governed by the nearest city or county's governing body officially making them "unincorporated," meaning they did not have their own formally organized municipal government.

A scroll through Wikipedia's long list of unincorporated communities in Indiana shows several of them have names that by today's standards would be considered weird, quirky, or just downright right funny. These are my 40 favorities.

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See 11 Unique Attractions You'll Only Find in Indiana

The website, RoadsideAmerica.com, which keeps tabs on the more unique attractions each state has to offer, lists 75 attractions for Indiana. The following 11 are the ones I found to be the most interesting and hope to see in person with my own eyes one of these days.

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