Yeah, these are all good points. It's pretty empty outside of the city, but its within driving distance of some other cool places (Louisville, etc) - although that's a lame excuse to like a city. Also, I'm worried about the lack of big time college sports in the city (Butler and IUPUI...and how much longer will Butler have a quality men's BB program?). I hate Notre Dame, but I'd be willing to latch on to Indiana as my Big Ten football team.
Although when you look at that MONEY Magazine snapshot...I could buy a house for 1/3rd the national average, tax is low, car insurance is cheap, I wouldn't have to worry about their below average schools (not for a while at least), there are a lot of bars and golf courses, and to top it off, 55% of the population is single, and only 56% of the people there have gone to college, furthering my chances to meet and easily impress lots of dumb women.
It's a tough decision for sure. My other possible locations include staying in Nashville or moving up to Madison, WI, where I'd at least get to see some UW games and drink lots of good beer. Keep the posts coming, as I still know very little about Indianapolis.
Thanks.