River ForestIN
A town of 23.
Is River Forest a good place to live?
78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in River Forest, against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than River Forest. River Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
23 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to River Forest: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in River Forest, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in River Forest.
River Forest faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Just over half of River Forest’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
River Forest: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of River Forest’s adults binge drink
In River Forest, 15% of adults have diabetes. 28% of adults get no exercise outside work locally, where Indiana’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 25%. Two figures for adults locally: 42% have high blood pressure, 82% had a checkup this year. Of 32 CDC measures, River Forest beats the Indiana average on 4 and trails it on 5.
| River Forest | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | River Forest | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.6% | 16.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.9% | 66.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lucas Oil Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around River Forest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
18 mi MuseumConner Prairie
30 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
33 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
13 mi TheatreRuoff Music CenterPhoto credits
Lucas 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 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about River Forest
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of River Forest
About 0 of every 100 River Forest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About River Forest
Town in Indiana, United States
River Forest is a town in Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 26 at the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Area code
- 765
Questions about River Forest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is River Forest, IN a good place to live?
River Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.