Is Chandler a good place to live?
Chandler gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $218K, 3.2 years of the Evansville metro’s $68K median household income. It grades A overall, 86th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 90% of Indiana towns. 7.9% of residents are 65 or older in Chandler, where Indiana’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%.
What makes Chandler stand out
Where Chandler beats most towns.
Chandler has grown 37% since 2010
2,887 counted in 2010 and 3,693 in 2020; an estimated 3,960 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.2% since 2020, after 27.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Chandler grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Chandler is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Chandler: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chandler, 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 Chandler.
Chandler pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Indiana norm, looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Evansville and beyond.
About two in five of Chandler’s working residents commute to Evansville
Chandler has 469 jobs for its 1,692 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Chandler for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Evansville (43%), Ohio Township (8%) and Boonville (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
| Chandler | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Chandler, a typical July afternoon runs hotter than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
The July high in Chandler is 88°F. Chandler has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chandler earns an A for cost of living
Chandler grades A overall with a typical home of about $218K, below the Indiana typical value; only 18 of the 64 Indiana towns graded A− or better can say that.
85% of households own their home in Chandler. Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
| Chandler | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $990 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Health in Chandler trails 60% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 61% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Chandler tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 27% of Chandler adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Chandler | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chandler faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chandler.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
USS LST-325 and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chandler. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
26 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
8 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
12 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
21 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
13 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic GardenPhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Chandler
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chandler
About 8 of every 100 Chandler residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
97% of working residents leave Chandler for work
Where Chandler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Chandler
Town in Indiana, United States
Chandler is a town straddling Ohio and Boon Township in Warrick County, Indiana, United States, located just east of Evansville, Indiana along the Ohio River. The population was 3,693 at the 2020 census, making it Warrick County's second-most populous municipality after Boonville. The town is part of the Evansville metropolitan area with a population of 342,815.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 413 ft
- ZIP code
- 47610
- Area code
- 812
Questions about Chandler
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chandler, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Chandler grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #86 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.
Is Chandler, IN expensive?
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.