Cromwell, Indiana

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 284 homes here.

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

484

people, the 416th-largest of Indiana's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Indiana's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

98.7%

of 77 jobs located in Cromwell are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$938

a month. Indiana's median is $1,062.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $212.

A $212 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Noble County.
- $660 Tract 9726
- $872 Tract 9723
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$727–$1,090

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $938 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 95% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 284 homes here.

1

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 44% less than Indiana's.

$123,100

median home value in Cromwell.
- $123,100 Cromwell
- $218,200 Indiana
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Cromwell, Indiana

Cromwell,
Indiana.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $212.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 284 homes here.

A median home costs 44% less than Indiana's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $212.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 284 homes here.

A median home costs 44% less than Indiana's.

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