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BoggstownIN

Population 597: a town settled in 1867.

Population
597
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$312K
+4.1% in a year
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
9.7
years

Is Boggstown a good place to live?

Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Boggstown. Boggstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

597 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sugar Creek Township · 0 miFairland · 3 miBrandywine Township · 4 miClark Township · 5 miHendricks Township · 5 miMoral Township · 7 mi
Nearby attractions

Lucas Oil Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles

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

All 48 attractions →
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium19 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse24 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse19 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument23 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden23 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Boggstown: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Boggstown, and how to reach them.

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
SchoolsNorthwestern Consolidated School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana 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 hereShelby County Circuit Court ClerkShelby County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code4611046110 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 Boggstown.

Housing

The typical home in Boggstown is valued at about $312K

In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.1%.

$312KZillow home value

Typical home value

Boggstown$312K
Indiana$257K
+4.1%
value change, 1 year
Full pageBoggstown’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the full Housing & cost-of-living page
Prices over the yearsUp 4.1% in a yearYears of income to buyA typical home costs 4.6 years of incomeRentsRents

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

In Boggstown, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Winters in Boggstown are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 15 inches a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBoggstown’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 21°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Boggstown faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

In Boggstown, the FEMA hazard score is 54 of 100. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageBoggstown’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in BoggstownGet ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boggstown

14pages on Boggstown
The big questions
Cost of living$312K typical home · up 4.1% in a yearWork & commute$68K median household incomeNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 54% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions48 nearby · Garfield Park Conservatory and Gardens 17 miLibraryShelby County Public LibraryCollegesFranklin College is 9.3 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1867Climate85° summer highs · 15″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Boggstown

Franklin CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin9.3 mi$38,710 tuition

About 0 of every 100 Boggstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Questions about Boggstown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Boggstown, IN a good place to live?

Boggstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.