Cross PlainsIN
With 86 residents, this town was settled in 1826.
Is Cross Plains a good place to live?
Cross Plains’ median age is 69.3 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Cross Plains has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
86 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Most of Cross Plains’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 28 miles. Cross Plains’ middle household income comes in at $48,000. The top destinations are Milan (11%), Lawrenceburg (7%) and Cincinnati (7%). The share of residents in Cross Plains who live below the poverty line: 14%.
| Cross Plains | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Cross Plains is higher than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cross Plains once, in 2008. 67% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 18%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Cross Plains
A winter brings about 16 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Cross Plains is valued at about $274K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 6.1%. For households in Cross Plains, the share who are owner-occupiers is 79%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cross Plains
Moving to Cross Plains: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cross Plains, 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.
100% of working residents leave Cross Plains for work
Where Cross Plains’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cross Plains; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cross Plains residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Cross Plains
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Cross Plains is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 961 ft
- ZIP code
- 47017
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