The Town Files

The 13 Quietest Small Towns in Indiana

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 107 towns of 500–10,000 people in Indiana. #1 is Roselawn, IN.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 13 Quietest Small Towns in Indiana1. Roselawn94th pct2. Hebron80th pct3. Syracuse79th pct4. Santa Claus76th pct5. Pittsboro73rd pct6. Sheridan73rd pct7. Rockville69th pct8. Bright68th pct9. Middlebury66th pct10. Brownstown66th pct11. Westville63rd pct12. New Palestine61st pct13. Brooklyn60th pct
  1. 13Brooklyn, Indiana

    Quieter than 60% of Indiana towns

    Brooklyn is a town of 2,511 people in Morgan County, Indiana. It also ranks better for cycling than 77% of Indiana towns.

    2,511 people · Morgan County · median home $119,000 · income $58,176 · Jan low 19°F · 20 in snow

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    Brooklyn lifestyle rankingsQuiet60th pctRetirement8th pctFamilies33th pctWalkability28th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  2. 12New Palestine, Indiana

    Quieter than 61% of Indiana towns

    New Palestine is a town of 2,744 people in Hancock County, Indiana. It also ranks better for cycling than 94% of Indiana towns and more upscale than 93% of Indiana towns.

    2,744 people · Hancock County · median home $357,500 · income $96,923 · Jan low 19°F · 20 in snow

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    New Palestine lifestyle rankingsQuiet61th pctRetirement81th pctFamilies90th pctWalkability67th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  3. 11Westville, Indiana

    Quieter than 63% of Indiana towns

    Westville is a town of 5,257 people in LaPorte County, Indiana. The median home is worth $139,300 (typical Indiana town: $150,400).

    5,257 people · LaPorte County · median home $139,300 · income $60,794 · Jan low 15°F · 34 in snow

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    Westville lifestyle rankingsQuiet63th pctRetirement8th pctFamilies15th pctWalkability5th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  4. 10Brownstown, Indiana

    Quieter than 66% of Indiana towns

    Brownstown, Indiana
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    Brownstown is a town of 3,025 people in Jackson County, Indiana. It also ranks better for retirees than 99% of Indiana towns.

    3,025 people · Jackson County · median home $146,600 · income $62,756 · Jan low 22°F · 13 in snow

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    Brownstown lifestyle rankingsQuiet66th pctRetirement99th pctFamilies37th pctWalkability56th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  5. 9Middlebury, Indiana

    Quieter than 66% of Indiana towns

    Middlebury is a town of 3,466 people in Elkhart County, Indiana. It also ranks better for cycling than 99% of Indiana towns and better for families than 94% of Indiana towns.

    3,466 people · Elkhart County · median home $243,700 · income $75,236 · Jan low 18°F · 39 in snow

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    Middlebury lifestyle rankingsQuiet66th pctRetirement34th pctFamilies94th pctWalkability42th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  6. 8Bright, Indiana

    Quieter than 68% of Indiana towns

    Bright is a community of 5,814 people in Dearborn County, Indiana. It also ranks more upscale than 90% of Indiana towns and better for families than 87% of Indiana towns.

    5,814 people · Dearborn County · median home $279,500 · income $108,974 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

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    Bright lifestyle rankingsQuiet68th pctRetirement59th pctFamilies87th pctWalkability16th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  7. 7Rockville, Indiana

    Quieter than 69% of Indiana towns

    Rockville is a town of 2,510 people in Parke County, Indiana. It also ranks hipper than 85% of Indiana towns.

    2,510 people · Parke County · median home $99,600 · income $57,083 · Jan low 17°F · 13 in snow

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    Rockville lifestyle rankingsQuiet69th pctRetirement26th pctFamilies5th pctWalkability65th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  8. 6Sheridan, Indiana

    Quieter than 73% of Indiana towns

    Sheridan, Indiana
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    Sheridan is a town of 3,106 people in Hamilton County, Indiana. It also ranks better for retirees than 96% of Indiana towns and hipper than 95% of Indiana towns.

    3,106 people · Hamilton County · median home $195,600 · income $66,534 · Jan low 17°F · 21 in snow

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    Sheridan lifestyle rankingsQuiet73th pctRetirement96th pctFamilies63th pctWalkability62th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  9. 5Pittsboro, Indiana

    Quieter than 73% of Indiana towns

    Pittsboro, Indiana
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    Pittsboro is a town of 3,682 people in Hendricks County, Indiana. It also ranks better for families than 100% of Indiana towns and more upscale than 97% of Indiana towns.

    3,682 people · Hendricks County · median home $312,800 · income $126,023 · Jan low 18°F · 14 in snow

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    Pittsboro lifestyle rankingsQuiet73th pctRetirement58th pctFamilies100th pctWalkability19th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  10. 4Santa Claus, Indiana

    Quieter than 76% of Indiana towns

    Santa Claus is a town of 2,586 people in Spencer County, Indiana. It also ranks easier by car than 96% of Indiana towns and better for retirees than 93% of Indiana towns.

    2,586 people · Spencer County · median home $258,900 · income $89,659 · Jan low 26°F · 8 in snow

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    Santa Claus lifestyle rankingsQuiet76th pctRetirement93th pctFamilies87th pctWalkability5th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  11. 3Syracuse, Indiana

    Quieter than 79% of Indiana towns

    Syracuse, Indiana
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    Syracuse is a town of 3,079 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 98% of Indiana towns and better for retirees than 97% of Indiana towns.

    3,079 people · Kosciusko County · median home $199,400 · income $71,833 · Jan low 18°F · 47 in snow

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    Syracuse lifestyle rankingsQuiet79th pctRetirement97th pctFamilies21th pctWalkability73th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  12. 2Hebron, Indiana

    Quieter than 80% of Indiana towns

    Hebron is a town of 3,755 people in Porter County, Indiana. It also ranks easier by car than 96% of Indiana towns and better for families than 85% of Indiana towns.

    3,755 people · Porter County · median home $202,800 · income $73,812 · Jan low 15°F · 31 in snow

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    Hebron lifestyle rankingsQuiet80th pctRetirement30th pctFamilies85th pctWalkability31th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.
  13. 1Roselawn, Indiana

    Quieter than 94% of Indiana towns

    Roselawn is a community of 4,132 people in Newton County, Indiana. It also ranks easier by car than 72% of Indiana towns.

    4,132 people · Newton County · median home $201,900 · income $75,506 · Jan low 15°F · 30 in snow

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    Roselawn lifestyle rankingsQuiet94th pctRetirement8th pctFamilies44th pctWalkability6th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Indiana towns.

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Indiana towns0255075100$27K$130K$233K$336K$439KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 13 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Indiana.

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Methodology. We ranked 107 towns of 500–10,000 people in Indiana (2020 Census population). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: