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Rockfield is a tiny town of 144 people in Carroll County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Lafayette, IN and 64 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $890 a month.
144people
$70kTypical home
$890/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
221Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 144
- Part of a metro area
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 23 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$439/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 33
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LAF airport
- 66 mi to IND (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.