Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Ladoga’s best subject grades are an A for schools, cost of living, and history; its weakest is a D for walkability. 11% of residents are 65 or older in Ladoga, against 18% in Indiana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 55 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Normal Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ladoga's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 83% of U.S. towns. Ladoga has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ladoga beats most towns.
Normal HallIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Ladoga is from typical.
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Census counts: 878 in 1870, 1,081 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ladoga, 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 Ladoga.
Most working residents leave Ladoga for work: only 3% work in town. At 27 minutes, Ladoga’s average trip to work is where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median household income in Ladoga is $62,000.
| Ladoga | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ladoga has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Ladoga home is worth about $244,000, up 5.3% in a year, 5% below the Indiana typical home. 90% of households own their home in Ladoga.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Ladoga beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of Ladoga adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Ladoga | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ladoga | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.1% | 13% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ladoga. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
36 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
36 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
22 mi State parkTurkey Run State ParkLucas 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 · Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ladoga
About 7 of every 100 Ladoga residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Where Ladoga’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Ladoga.
Town in Indiana, United States
Ladoga is a town in Clark Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,081 at the 2020 census, up from 985 in 2010.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
5 notable people were born here, including Elijah Voorhees Brookshire and Warren Gill.
