Rocky RippleIN
658 residents make their home in this town in Indiana.
Is Rocky Ripple a good place to live?
53% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rocky Ripple, against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Rocky Ripple has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
658 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lucas Oil Stadium and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rocky Ripple. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
in town Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
6 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
2 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
3 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M 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 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Rocky Ripple: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rocky Ripple, 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 Rocky Ripple.
About two in three of Rocky Ripple’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
The top destinations are Indianapolis (66%), Carmel (8%) and Fishers (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles. Nearly one in ten residents live below the poverty line in Rocky Ripple.
| Rocky Ripple | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Rocky Ripple is inland flooding, at a high overall level
The FEMA hazard score for Rocky Ripple comes to 69 of 100. Expected losses in Rocky Ripple break down as 74% from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Rocky Ripple
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults binge drink in Rocky Ripple than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
Rocky Ripple beats the Indiana average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults in the town, 11% smoke cigarettes. In Rocky Ripple, 17% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Rocky Ripple | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rocky Ripple | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 11.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.9% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 4.7% of Rocky Ripple
Parks and preserves in Rocky Ripple: 2, covering 7 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hohlt Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Wahpihani Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Rocky Ripple sell for about $247K
Rocky Ripple’s midpoint rent is $1,463 a month. For households in the town, the share who live in a home they own is 82%.
| Rocky Ripple | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,463 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
Everything we know about Rocky Ripple
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Rocky Ripple
About 5 of every 100 Rocky Ripple residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Rocky Ripple for work
Where Rocky Ripple’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rocky Ripple
Town in Indiana, United States
Rocky Ripple is a town in Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 655 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1927, the town was incorporated as an "included town" as part of Unigov, the consolidated city-county government of Indianapolis and Marion County, in 1970; it also retains a separate functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11. Although not far from the Indianapolis city center, Rocky Ripple is a somewhat isolated area, located between the Indiana Central Canal and the White River; only two traffic-supporting bridges over the canal provide access to the town.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Area code
- 317
Questions about Rocky Ripple
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rocky Ripple, IN a good place to live?
Rocky Ripple has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.