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Rocky Ripple is a tiny town of 631 people in Marion County, Indiana. It's about 5 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $1k a month.
631people
$195kTypical home
$1,463/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
222Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 631
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,083 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 5 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,228/mo)
- Median rent $1,463/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (549 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,995 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to IND airport
- 11 mi to IND (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,402 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 355 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Marion County: D+28 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk