RoachdaleIN
A town of 865, settled in 1880.
Is Roachdale a good place to live?
Roachdale’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Roachdale Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Roachdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
865 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Roachdale: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Roachdale, 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 Roachdale.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Roachdale’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Roachdale for work: only 2% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Roachdale, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Roachdale fell to 87 in 2023, 32 fewer than in 2013.
| Roachdale | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Roachdale, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Roachdale 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Roachdale
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Roachdale since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Roachdale is
Roachdale tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Roachdale.
| Roachdale | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Roachdale home is worth about $261K
The typical Roachdale home is worth about $261,000, up 4.2% in a year, close to the Indiana typical home. 64% of Roachdale households own their home.
| Roachdale | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,002 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lucas Oil Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roachdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
34 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
35 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
22 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park
33 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearPhoto 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 · 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 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Roachdale
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Roachdale
About 4 of every 100 Roachdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
98% of working residents leave Roachdale for work
Where Roachdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Roachdale
Town in Indiana, United States
Roachdale is a town in Franklin and Jackson townships, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Roachdale had a population of 840.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- ZIP code
- 46172
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Roachdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Roachdale, IN a good place to live?
Roachdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Roachdale, IN known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Courtland C. Gillen and Jim Springer.