Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
68 people live in this town, founded in 1927.
79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Crows Nest, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher median household income than Crows Nest. Town of Crows Nest Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Crows Nest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 79 in 1930, a peak of 122 in 1960, 67 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crows Nest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
in town Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
6 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
2 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
3 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a yearLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crows Nest, 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 Crows Nest.
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 69% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Crows Nest, 74% come from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Winters in Crows Nest are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 27 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults 18 to 64 in Crows Nest, 6.5% have no health insurance. Only 4 of the 590 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Crows Nest. 47% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 85% had a checkup this year. Of 32 CDC measures, Crows Nest beats the Indiana average on 21 and trails it on 5.
| Crows Nest | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Crows Nest | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.3% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For households in Crows Nest, the share who own their home is 77%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Crows Nest
About 0 of every 100 Crows Nest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Crows Nest is a town in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States, approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of downtown Indianapolis. The population was 67 at the 2020 census. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov. It is part of Indianapolis, but retains a functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11.
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Crows Nest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
