CelestineIN
Settled in 1851, this town now has 422 residents.
Is Celestine a good place to live?
Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Celestine. Celestine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
422 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Celestine: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Celestine, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Celestine.
Most of Celestine’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles. The average trip to work for Celestine comes to 19 minutes, below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Jasper (26%), Ferdinand (8%) and Evansville (8%).
| Celestine | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Celestine
The peak summer temperature for Celestine comes to 87°F, where Indiana’s towns sit at 84°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Celestine is valued at about $307K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.2%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Celestine is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Celestine’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 55 of 100. 63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 10%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Celestine once, in 2004.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Celestine
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Celestine; the nearest are
About 12 of every 100 Celestine residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Celestine for work
Where Celestine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Celestine
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Celestine, IN a good place to live?
Celestine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.