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A town of 5,223, platted in 1836.
Alexandria gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $184K, 2.3 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B− overall, 329th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. 11% of residents are 65 or older in Alexandria, below both Indiana’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%).
Where Alexandria beats most towns.
Where Alexandria’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Alexandria is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 287 in 1870, a peak of 7,221 in 1900, 5,149 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and a map from 1960 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alexandria, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Alexandria.
Alexandria is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Jobs based here fell from 1,391 in 2013 to 1,073.
Most working residents leave Alexandria for work: only 9% work in town. The average trip to work in Alexandria is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Alexandria fell to 1,073 in 2023, 318 fewer than in 2013.
| Alexandria | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 2.3 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $185K) costs less against local pay than in 79% of Indiana towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
60% of households own their home in Alexandria. The typical Alexandria home is worth about $185,000, up 3.5% in a year, 28% below the Indiana typical home. Alexandria’s median rent is $801 a month.
| Alexandria | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $801 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Alexandria has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,795 U.S. towns with household incomes like Alexandria’s, it is healthier than 53%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Alexandria tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 28% of Alexandria adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Alexandria | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
79 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 19 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 79 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Alexandria.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Alexandria's reported crime rate is well below Indiana's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 4 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Alexandria | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beulah Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alexandria. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
27 mi MuseumConner Prairie
22 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
39 mi Stadium & arenaCorteva Coliseum
23 mi MuseumIndiana Transportation Museum37 mi MuseumGrissom Air MuseumHinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Corteva Coliseum: Mberkery1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Indiana Transportation Museum: Jeremy C. Schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Alexandria
About 5 of every 100 Alexandria residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
5 notable people were born in Alexandria.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Alexandria grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #329 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
Alexandria was platted in 1836. 5 notable people were born here, including Bill Gaither and Robert L. Rock.
