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Indian Springs
Georgia›Catoosa County

Indian SpringsGA

2,070 people live in this town in Georgia.

Blackford-Gray House · Photo: Moonpyegirl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Indian Springs

Indian Springs, GA · Blackford-Gray House · Photo: Moonpyegirl · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Indian Springs a good place to live?

Indian Springs’ best subject grade is an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 9 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. Only 20 of Georgia’s 374 towns score higher on the outdoors. Indian Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Indian Springs for work

Where Indian Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

37% → Chattanooga Chattanooga 37% 8% → Dalton Dalton 8% 7% → Ringgold Ringgold 7% 4% → East Ridge East Ridge 4% 4% → Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe 4% 2% → Atlanta Atlanta 2% Indian Springs · 0% stay
101jobs based in Indian Springs
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Indian Springs grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Indian Springs is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Untitled - Amusements (NBY 1107)
Untitled - Amusements (NBY 1107), 1951
Indian Springs’s story

Indian Springs in pictures

Census counts: 1,273 in 1990, 2,336 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1951 and 2 maps from 1892 on.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Lookout Mountain and 18 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indian Springs. Close and well known come first.

All 30 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Indian Springs: who provides what

Indian Springs is unincorporated, so Catoosa County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerGeorgia Power16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRinggold water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCatoosa CountyCatoosa County provides services here
SchoolsCatoosa County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCatoosa County Board of Elections and RegistrationCatoosa County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code3073630736 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Indian Springs.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

A smaller share of residents in Indian Springs live below the poverty line than in the typical Georgia or U.S. town

Indian Springs’ middle household income is $81,000, against $63,000 in Georgia’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. No town among the 264 in Georgia we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Indian Springs. Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles. The top destinations are Chattanooga (37%), Dalton (8%) and Ringgold (7%).

0%work in town
Indian SpringsGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line1%15%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.1%9.1%8%
Median household income$81,000$63,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Indian Springs0%
Chattanooga37%
Dalton8%
Ringgold7%
East Ridge4%
9 mi
median commute distance
101
jobs based in Indian Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB+

Indian Springs’ schools rank ahead of 67% of Georgia districts

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Catoosa County school district. Indian Springs’ only public school teaches 548 students.

67%of GA districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Graysville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5548A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Indian Springs’ year

July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 31° and snow is almost unheard of.

90°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–53°
Spring48–72°
Summer67–88°
Fall50–73°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 24
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB

Indian Springs ranks healthier than 64% of the country’s towns

11% of adults worry about having enough food in Indian Springs, where Georgia’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 14%. The town does better than the Georgia average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. The share of adults in Indian Springs who binge drink: 17%.

65%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
Indian SpringsGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)11%22%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%14%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)36%39%33%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)23%29%25%
32 measures vs. Georgia
9 better22 too close to call1 worse
What stands outIndian SpringsGA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.4%14.5%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6%9.6%
More adults who have had cancer8.6%7%
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia
2.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Moderate risk in Indian Springs, with inland flooding at the top

Indian Springs’ risk rating from FEMA is 47 of 100. 40% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 25%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HousingCost of living grade A−

The median home in Indian Springs sells for about $298K

Homes sold in Indian Springs spent a median 87 days on the market. Sellers in Indian Springs got 98.7% of the asking price, typically.

$298Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
BalancedA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
87
days on market
98.7%
sale-to-list price
5
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Indian Springs

17pages on Indian Springs
After high school

Colleges nearby

7 within 15 miles of the center of Indian Springs

About Indian Springs

Place in Georgia, United States

Indian Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,336 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.6 sq mi
Elevation
719 ft

Questions about Indian Springs

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Indian Springs, GA a good place to live?

2,070 people live in this town in Georgia.

Is Indian Springs, GA expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $235,000, 29% below the Georgia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.