SimsIN
Population 98: a town settled in 1881.
Is Sims a good place to live?
Sims’ midpoint age is 65.6 years, above both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Sims. Sims has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
98 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sims: who provides what
Sims is unincorporated, so Grant County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Sims.
The biggest natural risk in Sims is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Sims, 44% come from inland flooding and 25% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Sims sits below 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sims has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 25 inches a winter. Winters in Sims are chilly and summers pleasant.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sims is
39% of adults have obesity in Sims. Of 32 CDC measures, Sims beats the Indiana average on 5 and trails it on 2. Among adults in the town, 40% have high blood pressure and 31% feel lonely.
| Sims | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Sims | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conner Prairie and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sims. Close and well known come first.
37 mi MuseumConner Prairie
34 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center19 mi MuseumGrissom Air Museum
32 mi MuseumIndiana Transportation Museum
20 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
15 mi MuseumElwood Haynes MuseumPhoto credits
Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Indiana Transportation Museum: Jeremy C. Schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Elwood Haynes Museum: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Sims
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sims
About 0 of every 100 Sims residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Sims
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Sims is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana. In 2010 it had a population of 156, and an increase to 164 in 2020.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Sims
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sims, IN a good place to live?
Sims has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.