Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Clarksville earns a D, 562nd among Indiana's 585 graded towns, mostly because of safety and health. It reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, including 47 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, it has 11 miles of trail. Clarksville’s property crime rate is 38.4 per 1,000 residents, above both Indiana’s towns (8.6) and U.S. towns (9.9). Only 91 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score higher on walkability. Clarksville has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lincoln Heights Historic District and Centralia Court Historic District.
Where Clarksville beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1783, comes before those of 99% of the Indiana towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,037 in 1880, 22,333 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1784 and 7 maps from 1939 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clarksville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clarksville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
5 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
5 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
9 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
8 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumUnited States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarksville, 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 Clarksville.
Clarksville has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Indiana, sends many workers across the state line to Louisville and costs less than New Albany or any other town next door.
The trail density in Clarksville is 1.1 miles per square mile. Lapping Park, at 336 acres with 7.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Clarksville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lapping Park | 7.9 mi | 336 |
| 2. Falls of the Ohio State Park | 1.6 mi | 55 |
| 3. Little League Park | 0.7 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Property crime runs at 38.4 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Indiana rate, most of it theft.
Clarksville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
45% of Clarksville adults have obesity. Clarksville beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 42% of Clarksville adults have high blood pressure.
| Clarksville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clarksville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.4% | 14.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 11% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; New Albany is next at $237K.
The typical Clarksville home is worth about $203,000, up 2.9% in a year, 21% below the Indiana typical home. 61% of households own their home in Clarksville.
| Clarksville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,110 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Louisville Mcalpine weather station records that about 46 days a year reach 90°, the #2 highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records. The Louisville Mcalpine weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 225 days, the highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records.
Clarksville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Clarksville’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
28% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations. Clarksville has about as many jobs (10,737) as working residents, but only 1,024 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Clarksville for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Clarksville has lost 886 jobs, to 10,737 in 2023. The top destinations are Jeffersonville (16%), New Albany (12%) and Louisville (8%).
| Clarksville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Clarksville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 22% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.9, men 35.8.
| Clarksville | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clarksville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Clarksville
About 6 of every 100 Clarksville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
7.2% of the town is conserved land, across 10 parks and preserves.
3 notable people were born in Clarksville.
Town in Indiana, United States
Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River and is a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 22,333 at the 2020 census. The town was founded in 1783 by early resident George Rogers Clark at the only seasonal rapids on the entire Ohio River, it is the oldest American town in the former Northwest Territory. The town is home to the Colgate clock, one of the largest clocks in the world and the Falls of the Ohio State Park, home to the world's largest exposed Devonian period fossil bed.
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7 towns share a border with Clarksville.
All 6 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; New Albany (C) is closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | #562 | D | B | D | C+ | D |
| Jeffersonville Township | #410 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Sellersburg | #226 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| New Albany Township | #280 | B | B | — | A− | C |
| Jeffersonville | #346 | B− | B | — | B− | C |
| New Albany | #479 | C | B+ | C− | A− | C− |
| Silver Creek Township | #157 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
Jeffersonville Township, Sellersburg, New Albany Township, Jeffersonville and Silver Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clarksville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clarksville grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #562 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health, D for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 2.7 years of the area's median household income ($73,863 across the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including Mickie Knuckles and Frank Kimmel.
