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A town of 1,392, settled in 1854.
Remington’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. On cost of living, just 4 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. Remington’s median age is 50.7 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Remington Water Tower and Town Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Remington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Remington beats most towns.
1,185 counted in 2010 and 1,356 in 2020; an estimated 1,392 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Remington is from typical.
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Census counts: 390 in 1870, 1,356 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Remington, 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 Remington.
Most working residents leave Remington for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Remington has lost 488 jobs, to 1,318 in 2023. Remington’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Remington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Remington has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 20% of residents are under 18 in Remington. Remington has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 1,392 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Remington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 22% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Remington | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Remington beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of Remington adults have obesity.
| Remington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Remington | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67.5% | 61.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Remington home is worth about $225,000, up 3.8% in a year, 13% below the Indiana typical home. The median rent in Remington is $746 a month.
| Remington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $746 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Remington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Remington Community Park, at 49 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Remington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Remington Community Park | 1.4 mi | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Remington; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Remington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Town in Indiana, United States
Remington is a town in Carpenter Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Remington had a population of 1,356.
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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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Randall L. Tobias and Frances Janssen.