Indian LakeMO
A town of 1,135.
Is Indian Lake a good place to live?
The best of Indian Lake’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Indian Lake, above both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On walkability, just 4 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. On the outdoors, just 2 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Indian Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,135 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Indian Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Indian Lake is from typical.
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Moving to Indian Lake: who provides what
Indian Lake is unincorporated, so Crawford 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 Indian Lake.
For health, Indian Lake earns a D
18% of Indian Lake adults report frequent physical distress, above both Missouri’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 16% of Indian Lake adults have diabetes. Indian Lake beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Indian Lake | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Indian Lake | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 77.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, fewer of Indian Lake’s working residents work locally
0.7% of working residents work locally in Indian Lake. Since 2013, Indian Lake has lost 30 jobs, to 21 in 2023. Indian Lake’s average trip to work is 32 minutes.
| Indian Lake | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Indian Lake, expect four seasons and hot summers
Indian Lake has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Indian Lake
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Indian Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Indian Lake; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Indian Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Indian Lake for work
Where Indian Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Indian Lake
Indian Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. It is in the northwestern part of the county, surrounding a lake of the same name, a reservoir on Brush Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Bourbeuse River. The community is 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Cuba and Interstate 44. Indian Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 925 ft
Questions about Indian Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian Lake, MO expensive?
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 B+.