It's an area of small cities and towns, with industrial, white collar and high tech employment. It surrounds a large open area consisting of state parks, national forests, large lakes, hills, etc. Indiana University is there, and there are other schools. Pleasant living.
But, for all you outsiders, remember that the tornadoes come, the snow piles up, the winter winds howl, summer is sweltering, and even hurricanes can make it up that far North ~ so, beware ~ and "they" don't want you to move there permanently.
Back in the early 80's I had friends down at IU who rented a house out next to Yellowwood state forest. Had a big party one night, live bands, kegs.... never bothered a soul. The next day we took one of the roommates AC/DC album (that he had played over and over...) out in the back yard and blew it to bits with .22's.
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Oh, I've met so many Californians here who can't take the weather and the roads and they move back to California. I mean, once you've lived in California, even if you move out for a while, most everyone ends up going back. You can't beat the weather there. After just a few winters here with all the snow and cold weather, and then the good ol' boy politics and all the racism that exists in "flyover country," it's just impossible for anyone to want to stay in Indiana. Better to not even bother coming here.