Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Corydon is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 15th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. A typical home costs about $272K, 3.7 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income, its schools outperform 81% of the state's, and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns. The exception is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 4 places on the National Register. On history, just 61 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. 16% of residents are under 18 in Corydon, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns.
Where Corydon beats most towns.
Corydon Historic DistrictIts founding year, 1808, comes before those of 94% of the Indiana towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 462 in 1850, 3,153 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 5 maps from 1931 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Corydon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Corydon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository20 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
21 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
20 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
20 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family StadiumUnited States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Corydon, 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 Corydon.
Corydon draws workers from Harrison Township and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
2,674 jobs are based in Corydon, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Corydon for work: only 14% work in town. Corydon’s median household income is $57,000. Since 2013, Corydon has added 202 jobs, to 2,674 in 2023.
| Corydon | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Indiana towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1996, 36 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Corydon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Corydon has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Corydon is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $555, against $1,614 across Indiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
62% of households own their home in Corydon. The typical Corydon home is worth about $273,000, up 3.2% in a year, 6% above the Indiana typical home.
| Corydon | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $959 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 7,884 U.S. towns with household incomes like Corydon’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 76% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Corydon beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of Corydon adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Corydon | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Corydon | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Corydon | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indian Creek Trail | 0.4 mi | 13 |
| 2. Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| 3. Bicentennial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Corydon; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Corydon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Corydon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Corydon on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Corydon.
Town in Harrison County Indiana
Corydon is a town in Harrison Township and the county seat of Harrison County, Indiana, located north of the Ohio River in the extreme southern part of the US state. Corydon was founded in 1808 and served as the capital of the Indiana Territory from 1813 to 1816. It was the site of Indiana's first constitutional convention, which was held June 10–29, 1816. Forty-three delegates convened to consider statehood for Indiana and drafted its first state constitution. Under Article XI, Section 11, of the Indiana 1816 constitution, Corydon was designated as the capital of the state, which it remained until 1825, when the seat of state government was moved to Indianapolis. In 1863, during the Americ…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Corydon grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #15 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
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+.
6 notable people were born here, including Clarence Self Ridley and William T. Zenor.
