Carmel – Carmel ranked #1 Best Place to Live in American by CNN Money Magazine in 2012 for cities with a population between 50,000 and 300,000. In a mere 48 square miles, Carmel packs over 125 miles of bike trails and over 50 national corporate headquarters. Mayor Jim Brainard has led Carmel in tremendous growth and created the Roundabout Capital of the of the US along with reinventing the downtown area into the Carmel Arts District and the City Center including the world class Paladium Performing Arts Center.