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Clermont, Indiana

Clermont is a suburb of about 1,400 people in Marion County, Indiana, in the Indianapolis area. Its population has held about steady since 2020. A typical home costs about 2.4 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Indianapolis, is about 10 miles away as the crow flies.

Suburb of Indianapolis

Population
1,403
up 1.7% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$194,000
Marion County prices up 14% since 2022
Household income
$82,083
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Indianapolis area
95.7
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
3 miles
Avon, IN
To Indianapolis
10 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 4.3% below the U.S. average in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.4 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Clermont itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town1 public school. No public high school in town: the nearest is Ben Davis High School, about 3 miles away.
  • A hospital close byIu Health West Hospital in Avon, about 3 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityIndianapolis is about 10 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Clermont meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

A suburb, not a stand-alone small town

Clermont runs into the built-up area around Indianapolis (Census Bureau, 2020 urban areas). We include suburbs under 20,000 people because some still feel like small towns, but daily life here is closer to the suburbs than to the towns Frank and Dave's book describes. Weigh it against towns farther out.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$194,000U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 14%Marion County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,068 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$82,083U.S.: $80,734
Typical property tax bill
$2,086 a yearIndiana: $1,614
Homes built before 1940
19%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
2%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
95.7U.S. average = 100 (the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 14% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area, not Clermont alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
1,4032020: 1,380
Median age
40.1 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
14%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
25%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
38%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
3%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (15%); arts, recreation, lodging and restaurants (11%)
Unemployment rate
2%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
22 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Below the poverty line
9%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Iu Health West Hospital, Avon, IN, about 3 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 4 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

1 public school in Clermont, run by MSD Wayne Township. The nearest public high school is Ben Davis High School, about 3 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Indiana's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
88%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
97%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
21°F
July average high
85°F
Days 90°F or hotter
17 a year
Nights at or below freezing
106 a year
Rain and melted snow
42.1 inches a year
Snow
17 inches a year
Elevation
833 feet

Weather stations: Indianapolis Eagle Creek Ap (1 mile away) and Indianapolis Eagle Creek 4 NNE (7 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Iu Health West Hospital, Carmel, Indianapolis.

Marion County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

Read about Clermont's history on Wikipedia.

Know Clermont?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Wynnedale, IN218 people, 6 miles
  • Rocky Ripple, IN658 people, 8 miles
  • Williams Creek, IN435 people, 11 miles
  • Lizton, IN505 people, 13 miles
  • Belleville, IN (unincorporated)813 people, 13 miles
  • Clayton, IN948 people, 14 miles
  • Homecroft, IN760 people, 14 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.