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Gas City gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $159K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Marion area’s $54K median household income. It grades B− overall, 368th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Gas City, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of the 107 Indiana towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Gas City. The biggest park or preserve is Gas City Park, at 37 acres.
Where Gas City beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Gas City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 145 in 1880, 6,157 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gas City, 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 Gas City.
Gas City is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Reported crimes fell from 57 to 31 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Gas City’s property crime rate is 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 7,720 U.S. towns with household incomes like Gas City’s, it is less healthy than 61%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income. Its C− for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Mill Township (D) comes closest.
28% of Gas City adults have been diagnosed with depression. Gas City beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 14% of Gas City adults have diabetes.
| Gas City | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Gas City | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Gas City home is worth about $159,000, up 2.4% in a year, 38% below the Indiana typical home. The median rent in Gas City is $901 a month.
| Gas City | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $901 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Gas City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Gas City since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Gas City for work: only 18% work in town. Since 2013, Gas City has added 492 jobs, to 3,753 in 2023. The top destinations are Marion (32%), Indianapolis (5%) and Muncie (3%).
| Gas City | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gas City Park | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Gas City
About 4 of every 100 Gas City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Gas City on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Indiana, United States
Gas City is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 6,157 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Gas City.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas City | #368 | B− | B | A− | B− | C− |
| Jonesboro | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Mill Township | #524 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Center Township | #553 | C− | A− | — | C | D |
Jonesboro has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Jonesboro, Mill Township and Center Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Gas City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Gas City grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #368 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health, A− for safety and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Thomas Francis, Jr. and Alta Little.
