IN area data
Helmsburg, IN
Helmsburg, IN.
Population: 137 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with icestorm the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 6.7% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 367.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $970/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,090/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,270/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,650/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,010/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 93.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Low · winterWeather: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 14% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 95.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Garden City Ground Water Plume (16.1 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 52.5 in
- Annual snowfall
- 19.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 339
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 20
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 77
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 34
- Nearest airport
- Kenstin Manor Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 25
- Hospitals include
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, HENDRICKS REGIONAL HEALTH, ESKENAZI HEALTH
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.9 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 8
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 1.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,444
- Average weekly wage
- $671
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Professional Services, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 76
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in Helmsburg, IN?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,270/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Helmsburg, IN?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm.
- What is the wildfire risk in Helmsburg, IN?
- Risk to homes is higher than 14% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Helmsburg, IN?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Helmsburg, IN?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Helmsburg, IN?
- Good. Median AQI: 37. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Helmsburg, IN?
- Regional Price Parity: 93.3 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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