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CarrolltonIN

Today 267 people live in this town, first settled in 1869.

Is Carrollton a good place to live?

Carrollton’s middle household income is $126,000, where Indiana’s towns sit at $71,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Carrollton. Carrollton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

267 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Nearby attractions

Lucas Oil Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles

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

All 49 attractions →
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 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Carrollton: who provides what

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

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers85% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsNew Palestine Community SchoolsWhich 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 hereHancock County Circuit Court ClerkHancock County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes46130, 4614046130 77% · 46140 23%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 Carrollton.

Work & commute

Carrollton has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

In Carrollton, the typical journey to work is 17 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 31, to 52. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away. The top destinations are Indianapolis (31%), Greenfield (12%) and Carmel (3%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Carrollton0%
Indianapolis31%
Greenfield12%
Carmel3%
Jackson Township3%
18 mi
median commute distance
52
jobs based in Carrollton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Carrollton brings four seasons and pleasant summers

The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring42–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Carrollton faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Carrollton, 59% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. Compared with 64% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.

36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
36Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Carrollton

14pages on Carrollton
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Carrollton; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Carrollton for work

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

31% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 31% 12% → Greenfield Greenfield 12% 3% → Carmel Carmel 3% 3% → Jackson Township Jackson Township 3% 3% → Shelbyville Shelbyville 3% 3% → Noblesville Noblesville 3% Carrollton · 0% stay
52jobs based in Carrollton
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Carrollton

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Carrollton, IN a good place to live?

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