Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Rising Sun’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and history and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for health. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Rising Sun, where Indiana’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 39 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on history. Rising Sun has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rising Sun beats most towns.
Clore Plow Works-J.W. Whitlock and CompanyWhere Rising Sun’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Rising Sun is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2003.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rising Sun. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
10 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rising Sun, 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 Rising Sun.
Rising Sun beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Rising Sun, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). 15% of Rising Sun adults have diabetes.
| Rising Sun | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rising Sun | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.3% | 77.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Rising Sun for work: only 16% work in town. Rising Sun’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Rising Sun has lost 541 jobs, to 770 in 2023.
| Rising Sun | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rising Sun has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Rising Sun is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Rising Sun home is worth about $278,000, up 3.5% in a year, 8% above the Indiana typical home.
| Rising Sun | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $823 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 76% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rising Sun.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohio County Fairgrounds | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rising Sun
About 7 of every 100 Rising Sun residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
2 places in Rising Sun on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Rising Sun.
City in Indiana, United States
Rising Sun is a city in Randolph Township and the county seat of Ohio County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. It is also the only incorporated community in the county. The population of Rising Sun was 2,248 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Rising Sun.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Sun | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Randolph Township | #436 | C+ | A | — | C+ | C |
Rising Sun has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Rising Sun and Randolph Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rising Sun with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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+.
4 notable people were born here, including John D. Works and Michael Callen.
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