Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rockville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $232K, 3.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B− overall, 355th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country, and the median household income is $57K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Rockville, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 42 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on history.
Where Rockville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Rockville Historic District| Widest gap | Rockville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 14.5% | 8.1% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Rockville is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 726 in 1850, 2,510 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rockville, 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 Rockville.
19% of Rockville adults report frequent physical distress. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Rockville. 23% of Rockville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Rockville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rockville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rockville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Rockville for work: only 15% work in town. The average trip to work in Rockville is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Indianapolis (11%), Terre Haute (7%) and Adams Township (6%).
| Rockville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes are within reach (about $232K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles. The median property tax bill is $609, against $1,614 across Indiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Rockville’s median rent is $731 a month. Typical home values rose 7.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Rockville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $731 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Rockville; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Rockville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Rockville on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Rockville.
Town in Indiana, United States
Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Rockville had a population of 2,510. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".
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Rockville grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #355 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
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+.
6 notable people were born here, including Bill Newton and Mark L. De Motte.
