The Digest

Be the future

Want to shape the future? Hamilton County is looking for passionate residents to play a key role in our local government. How?

• Engage in one of the numerous committees, boards, and commissions.

What's in it for you? pulls out crumpled coupons, used chapstick, a few dollars in change… JK. A unique chance to serve and be the voice that connects officials to residents. Submit your application by November 15th.

The HamCo rizz 💸 

One big thing: You need serious cash to own a home in Hamilton County.

Exactly four homes in HamCo are for sale under $200k. On the flip side, there are ~75 homes for sale over 1 million. The nationwide trend of escalating home costs is straight-up amplified here. Here’s a snapshot of the year:

• 223 sales over 1,000,000

• 88 sales below 200,000

And let’s talk about the median. Which is nearly twice what it is statewide 🤣 Home sales in Hamilton County reflect the national real estate story of too many people chasing too few homes while interest rates are rising. Buyers at 8% rates AND in Hamilton County are either stable enough to “date the rate” or have big cash reserves.

Have some fun and run some reports yourself here.

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The Happenings

Weekend Preview

Last Farmers Market of the year From 8 to noon at the NPD Amp. In honor of it, here’s a haiku from ChatGPT 😂 (because I am not a poet):

Harvest moon above
Fishers' market's final bow,
Cool winds softly blow.

Have a better one? Reply with yours, and I’ll feature the best one next week.

🐅 Marching Tiger Band

ICYMI: The Fishers band will play at the Thanksgiving Macy’s Day Parade this year. They were 1/10 selected (out of hundreds), and only one band per state can come.

You're in luck if you want to catch them in action beforehand. Enjoy almost 4 hours of bands across the state competing at the Fishers Invitational. There will be a panel of judges and an award ceremony at the end.

🥁 Fishers Invitational | Saturday, Sep 30 | 5 - 9 pm (come anytime) | Free | Fishers High School

Dive into pumpkin fun on Saturday, 11 am - 4:30 pm. Meet Indiana's biggest pumpkins, snap photos with the Peanuts gang, food trucks, local brews, and more. Free with paid extras. Hosted at Wasson’s Nursery 🎃🍁

Learn Fishers' history with the Fishers Arts Council. The exhibit is open all of October and kicks off this Sunday at the Collaboration Hub.

Rocket Power lunch break. A mobile skatepark, food trucks, and more. Today from 11 am-2 pm at NPD AMP. Register required here.

EV Test Rides in Carmel 🔋 This is your chance to test drive EV cars, bikes, and even motorcycles to celebrate National Drive Electric Week. If you own an EV, you can bring it to display. Happens Saturday. Register free here.

🌕️ Celebrate the moon and eat some cake at the Chinese Mooncake Festival in Carmel. These cakes are filled with everything from sweet seed pastes to chicken. Happens Saturday night. Learn more.

🎶 Live Music

Friday
The DOO | Britton Tavern | 10 pm
Doug Henthorne Band | Ale Emporium | 8:30 pm
Common Ground | Wolfies Geist

Sunday 
Dream Slice | Ale Emporium | 8:30 pm

❗️Have an event, live music, or similar coming up? Email us to get featured here.

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