Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 6.1% in value. Sunman’s median rent is $916 a month, close to Indiana’s towns ($947 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The share of households in Sunman who own their home: 69%.

$349KZillow home value

	Sunman	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	69%	76%	73%
Median rent	$916 a month	$947 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Sunman$349K

Indiana$257K

+6.1%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 6.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.7 years of income Rents$916 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

Low risk in Sunman, with inland flooding at the top

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sunman after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 70% of U.S. communities. 41% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 31%.

30risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Sunman Get ready3.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Sunman: four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 21°, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°

Spring42–63°

Summer62–83°

Fall44–65°

Oct 16

typical first frost

Apr 30

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 21°Rain & snow18″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

For most of its workers, the job is outside Sunman

Only 3% of working residents stay in Sunman for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Sunman dropped by 363, to 382. The median commute is under 17 miles. The top destinations are Batesville (26%), Greensburg (5%) and Cincinnati (5%).

3%work in town

	Sunman	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	2.5%	11%	8%
Work from home	9.4%	7.8%	11%
Average trip to work	24 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	8.6%	10%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Sunman3%

Batesville26%

Greensburg5%

Cincinnati5%

Indianapolis3%

17 mi

median commute distance

382

jobs based in Sunman

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here382 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work3% work in Sunman Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Sunman is

Just over one in ten adults have diabetes in Sunman, below both the Indiana town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Sunman is ahead of Indiana on 6 and behind on 1. Sunman: 18% of adults binge drink.

	Sunman	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	18%	16%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	33%	39%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	11%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	15%	14%

32 measures vs. Indiana

6 better25 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Sunman	IN
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	12.4%	15.4%
Fewer adults with diabetes	10.5%	13%
Fewer adults treating high blood pressure	74.4%	77.4%

Margaret Mary Community Hospital

8.5 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

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Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby8.5 miles to an ER · Margaret Mary Community Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than IN on 6 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Sunman is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 740 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Sunman Community Park	—	9

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Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk9 acres · Sunman Community Park Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Sunman?”

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Everything we know about Sunman

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The big questions

HealthBetter than IN on 6 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$349K typical home · up 6.1% in a year Work & commute$73K median household income · 382 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions71 nearby · William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial 19 mi LibraryMilan Branch Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1833 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 185 residents Climate84° summer highs · 18″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 47041 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sunman; the nearest are

Mount St. Joseph UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cincinnati, OH26.2 mi$38,150 tuition Miami University-OxfordUniversity or college · Public · Oxford, OH26.8 mi$18,161 in-state tuition Gateway Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Florence, KY31.2 mi$4,728 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 Sunman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A shrinking town

Sunman has shrunk 11% since 2010

1,049 counted in 2010 and 914 in 2020; an estimated 925 in 2025.

1,0492010

9142020

9252025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

About Sunman

Town in Indiana, United States

Sunman is a town in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 914 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 1.2 sq mi
Elevation: 1,020 ft
ZIP code: 47041
Area code: 812

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