Clearly you missed the part where I said, "(on my side of the river)." My side of the river, which includes Yorktown, is an okay place.
Also, when you quote things like median income, you forget the difference in cost of living between the two geographic locations. Let's look at
this link to see the main difference is the cost of housing, which is a huge difference. Also you forget that about 20,000 kids go to Muncie each year to get an education. While getting their education, it's highly unlikely that they're making >$15,000/year.
I'm not in the business of saying Muncie is a great place to live. Clearly Fishers is more affluent and shit.
There is only one place in Indiana that holds a special place in my heart. It used to be paradise. Over the last ten years, the mexicans have been taking over.