Water hardness in Indiana

Typical Indiana tap water
178mg/L
10.4gpg
Hard

Population-weighted middle value across 93 Indiana cities in the dataset

People with hard or very hard water
83%
Hardest
Anderson 354
Softest
Bloomington 42

We have hardness numbers for 53 Indiana cities; 17 of them are county estimates rather than utility figures. Each city page adds the water system's EPA violation record and a softener size for a typical household.

Every Indiana city on the hardness scale
SoftModerately hardHardVery hard060120180240300360+Indianapolis: 178 mg/LFort Wayne: 95 mg/LEvansville: 134 mg/LCarmel: 173 mg/LFishers: 178 mg/LSouth Bend: 220 mg/LBloomington: 42 mg/LNoblesville: 178 mg/LHammond: 210 mg/LLafayette: 112 mg/LGreenwood: 178 mg/LGary: 210 mg/LWestfield: 246 mg/LKokomo: 283 mg/LTerre Haute: 221 mg/LAnderson: 354 mg/LJeffersonville: 109 mg/LElkhart: 312 mg/LColumbus: 107 mg/LLawrence: 178 mg/LWest Lafayette: 305 mg/LPlainfield: 178 mg/LMerrillville: 210 mg/LCrown Point: 210 mg/LValparaiso: 209 mg/LGoshen: 314 mg/LBrownsburg: 181 mg/LZionsville: 178 mg/LSchererville: 210 mg/LHobart: 210 mg/LMarion: 321 mg/LFranklin: 322 mg/LGreenfield: 292 mg/LEast Chicago: 135 mg/LAvon: 178 mg/LSt. John: 210 mg/LMunster: 210 mg/LHighland: 134 mg/LSeymour: 208 mg/LClarksville: 106 mg/LLebanon: 272 mg/LNew Haven: 95 mg/LDyer: 158 mg/LWhitestown: 178 mg/LBeech Grove: 178 mg/LSpeedway: 178 mg/LAuburn: 192 mg/LDanville: 178 mg/LMcCordsville: 178 mg/LHuntertown: 45 mg/LMooresville: 178 mg/LNotre Dame: 220 mg/LHidden Valley: 104 mg/LIndianapolisFort WayneEvansvilleCarmelSouth BendBloomingtonSoftMod.HardVery hard060120180240300360+Indianapolis: 178 mg/LFort Wayne: 95 mg/LEvansville: 134 mg/LCarmel: 173 mg/LFishers: 178 mg/LSouth Bend: 220 mg/LBloomington: 42 mg/LNoblesville: 178 mg/LHammond: 210 mg/LLafayette: 112 mg/LGreenwood: 178 mg/LGary: 210 mg/LWestfield: 246 mg/LKokomo: 283 mg/LTerre Haute: 221 mg/LAnderson: 354 mg/LJeffersonville: 109 mg/LElkhart: 312 mg/LColumbus: 107 mg/LLawrence: 178 mg/LWest Lafayette: 305 mg/LPlainfield: 178 mg/LMerrillville: 210 mg/LCrown Point: 210 mg/LValparaiso: 209 mg/LGoshen: 314 mg/LBrownsburg: 181 mg/LZionsville: 178 mg/LSchererville: 210 mg/LHobart: 210 mg/LMarion: 321 mg/LFranklin: 322 mg/LGreenfield: 292 mg/LEast Chicago: 135 mg/LAvon: 178 mg/LSt. John: 210 mg/LMunster: 210 mg/LHighland: 134 mg/LSeymour: 208 mg/LClarksville: 106 mg/LLebanon: 272 mg/LNew Haven: 95 mg/LDyer: 158 mg/LWhitestown: 178 mg/LBeech Grove: 178 mg/LSpeedway: 178 mg/LAuburn: 192 mg/LDanville: 178 mg/LMcCordsville: 178 mg/LHuntertown: 45 mg/LMooresville: 178 mg/LNotre Dame: 220 mg/LHidden Valley: 104 mg/LIndianapolisFort WayneCarmel

Dot size follows population. Tap a dot for the city page.

2Soft
7Moderately hard
19Hard
25Very hard

Hardest water in Indiana

  1. Anderson354
  2. Franklin322
  3. Marion321
  4. Goshen314
  5. Elkhart312
  6. West Lafayette305
  7. Greenfield292
  8. Kokomo283

Softest water in Indiana

  1. Bloomington42
  2. Huntertown45
  3. New Haven95
  4. Fort Wayne95
  5. Hidden Valley104
  6. Clarksville106
  7. Columbus107
  8. Jeffersonville109

All cities in Indiana

Citymg/LgpgClassDataEPA health violations
Indianapolis17810.4HardUtility report0
Fort Wayne955.6Moderately hardUtility report1
Evansville1347.8HardUtility report0
Carmel17310.1HardUtility report2
Fishers17810.4HardUtility report0
South Bend22012.9Very hardUtility report0
Bloomington422.5SoftUtility report3
Noblesville17810.4HardUtility report0
Hammond21012.3Very hardCounty estimate1
Lafayette1126.5Moderately hardUtility report0
Greenwood17810.4HardUtility report0
Gary21012.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Westfield24614.4Very hardUtility report0
Kokomo28316.6Very hardCounty estimate0
Terre Haute22112.9Very hardUtility report0
Anderson35420.7Very hardCounty estimate2
Jeffersonville1096.4Moderately hardUtility report0
Elkhart31218.2Very hardCounty estimate0
Columbus1076.3Moderately hardUtility report0
Lawrence17810.4HardUtility report5
West Lafayette30517.8Very hardCounty estimate0
Plainfield17810.4HardUtility report1
Merrillville21012.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Crown Point21012.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Valparaiso20912.2Very hardUtility report0
Goshen31418.4Very hardUtility report0
Brownsburg18110.6Very hardUtility report0
Zionsville17810.4HardUtility report1
Schererville21012.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Hobart21012.3Very hardCounty estimate–
Marion32118.8Very hardCounty estimate0
Franklin32218.8Very hardCounty estimate–
Greenfield29217.1Very hardCounty estimate0
East Chicago1357.9HardUtility report0
Avon17810.4HardUtility report0
St. John21012.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Munster21012.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Highland1347.8HardUtility report0
Seymour20812.2Very hardCounty estimate0
Clarksville1066.2Moderately hardCounty estimate–
Lebanon27215.9Very hardUtility report1
New Haven955.6Moderately hardUtility report0
Dyer1589.2HardUtility report0
Whitestown17810.4HardUtility report0
Beech Grove17810.4HardUtility report0
Speedway17810.4HardUtility report0
Auburn19211.2Very hardUtility report0
Danville17810.4HardUtility report0
McCordsville17810.4HardUtility report0
Huntertown452.6SoftUtility report0
Mooresville17810.4HardUtility report0
Notre Dame22012.9Very hardUtility report1
Hidden Valley1046.1Moderately hardUtility report0

Questions

Is Indiana water hard?

The typical Indiana resident gets about 178 mg/L (10.4 gpg), which is hard. About 83% of people in the cities we track have hard or very hard water.

Which city in Indiana has the hardest water?

Among 53 cities with pages here, Anderson is highest at 354 mg/L.

Which city in Indiana has the softest water?

Bloomington, at 42 mg/L.

Other states

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness, CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.