Is a northern red oak a good tree to plant in Indiana?

Genuinely over-mature in the old grid: the Northside Historic District developed circa 1850–1935 and the East Washington Street district circa 1869–1940, so those blocks carry trees well over a century old on shallow-setback lots where the crown sits directly above the roof and the sidewalk. The newer neighborhoods the comprehensive plan maps — Eagle Crest Estates, Southern Acres, Country View — are the opposite extreme, open ground with young stock. (Age is inferred from district survey dates; a species inventory was not available.) That context matters for northern red oak: northern red oak is the big shade tree most central indiana properties inherited from the woodlot their subdivision was cut out of, and it is the species where the calendar matters more than the cut — indiana sits squarely in oak wilt territory and red oak is in the highly susceptible red/black oak group. Removing a northern red oak around Martinsville runs roughly $400–$1,900, and in Northside Historic District, East Washington Street Historic District and Colonial Hills access is usually what decides where in that range you land.