Name: Ross, IN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Ross

Lake County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in18,345

Moved out17,866

Net+479

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cook County, IL8,0614,730+3,331

Porter County, IN2,1422,940−798

Will County, IL834480+354

Marion County, IN557748−191

LaPorte County, IN345418−73

Jasper County, IN220343−123

DuPage County, IL300

Maricopa County, AZ251

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals

24%76%

Leavers

34%66%

Within IndianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K

Leavers$56K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lake County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Lake County report $56,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,500.
Income you would need: $44,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,101 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,104 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $119,100.
Getting to work: 28 minutes each way on average; 3.4% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Delphos, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Income of households moving out7
$56,466
20% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$56,733
20% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.9%
45% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Ross	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.4%	23% below
Moved from another state1County figure	2.9%	45% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	1.2	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$56,733	20% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$56,466	20% below

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 25% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location.

Ross24.2%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$44,040

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

24.2%

19% above the median place

Home price to income

2.2x

43% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

24%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$41,000

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Ross, $1,101 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Ross, but easier on the budget

Places that match Ross on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Delphos, OH	99	16.0% vs 24.2%	$12,700	Compare
Port Clinton, OH	97	18.4% vs 24.2%	$11,500	Compare
Napoleon, OH	97	12.8% vs 24.2%	n/a	Compare
Keokuk, IA	97	19.8% vs 24.2%	n/a	Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,104
41% below the median place
Median home value1
$119,100
63% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,036
68% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Ross	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,101	19% below
Rent to income1	24.2%	19% above
Property tax rate1	0.9%	4% below
Home price to income1	2.2x	43% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	103.6	3% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,429	12% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$100,900	6% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,036	68% below
Median home value1	$119,100	63% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.1%	1% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	47.7%	7% below
Homeownership1	69.2%	4% above
Renters paying 30%+1	50.5%	0% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,104	41% below
Vacant homes1	11.8%	67% above
Median year built1	1957	1% below

Work and pay

3% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 97% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track.

Works from home1
3.4%
73% below the median place
Median household income1
$54,563
32% below the median place
Income per person1
$29,196
27% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate18.4% +71%

Mean commute28 min +12%

Unemployment5.6% +15%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Ross	Vs median
Median household income1	$54,563	32% below
Income per person1	$29,196	27% below
Unemployment1	5.6%	15% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$62,399	5% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.0%	46% below
Jobs6County figure	191,579	27% above
Poverty rate1	18.4%	71% above
Mean commute1	28 min	12% above
Works from home1	3.4%	73% below
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.4%	69% above

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 16.0%, 50% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
16.0%
50% below the median place
High school or higher1
85.7%
7% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
9% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.7 +9%

Homes with broadband89.6% −3%

No health insurance6.9% +8%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Ross	Vs median
Population1	6,751	5525th largest
Median age1	42.7	9% above
Bachelor's or higher1	16.0%	50% below
High school or higher1	85.7%	7% below
Household size1	2.3	9% below
Born abroad1County figure	7.3%	17% below
No health insurance1	6.9%	8% above
Homes with broadband1	89.6%	3% below

Life in Ross

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 132 Indiana places we track.

89 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k5.9 −37%

Grocery stores per 10k3.0 +40%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails4 km +80%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.3 +67%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Indiana Dunes National Park 16 miles
Pullman National Historical Park 16 miles
North Country Trail 143 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.4 +3%

Shops30.4 +0%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%

Doctors' offices and clinics21.4 +6%

Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
16.2
47% below the median place
Public schools12
118
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
73,419
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Ross	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	118	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	73,419	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	17.4	13% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	21.4	3% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	30.4	0% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.9	29% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	21.4	6% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.5	9% above
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	5.9	37% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	3.0	40% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	3.6	80% above
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.3	67% above
Nearest National Park Service site10	16.2	47% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	2	0% above
National Register listings11County figure	89	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.1, 22% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Ross. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk14
99.1
22% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
18.6
74% below the median place
Good air days15
41.6%
39% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Ross	Vs median
July average high13County figure	84°F	4% below
January average low13County figure	17°F	33% below
Average temperature13County figure	50°F	8% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	39.2 in	11% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	95.9	4% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	18.6	74% below
Tornado risk14County figure	99.1	22% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	66.1	8% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	92.8	3% above
Median air quality index15County figure	53	23% above
Good air days15County figure	41.6%	39% below

How it is changing

Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Delphos, OH, Port Clinton, OH and Litchfield, IL), household income growth here is lower: 1.4% a year against a typical 6% a year.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2023 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 24.2% to 24.2% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 1.5% from 2023 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 1.4% from 2023 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 3.9% from 2023 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$40,600

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 8% of places

Pay vs rent

-0.1 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 51% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+0.0 pts

rent share of income, 2023 to 2024 (24.2% to 24.2%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+7%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Places like Ross

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	$1,151	$49,170	Compare
Burton, MI	$1,009	$60,052	Compare
Bedford, OH	$1,059	$57,308	Compare
Wayne, MI	$974	$59,038	Compare

Nearby

Compare Ross with

Places built like Ross

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Ross performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Ross, IN	24.2%	1.4%/yr	n/a
Delphos, OH	16.0%	3.8%/yr	-0.4%	Compare
Port Clinton, OH	18.4%	7.7%/yr	-2.5%	Compare
Litchfield, IL	15.0%	1.4%/yr	-2.6%	Compare
Robinson, IL	14.7%	10.8%/yr	1.9%	Compare
Gas City, IN	19.3%	5.7%/yr	-1.3%	Compare
Napoleon, OH	12.8%	10.5%/yr	-2.1%	Compare

Common questions

Is Ross a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 15 out of 100, better than 15% of the places we rate and 126th of 132 in Indiana. On cost, space and class size it scores 37 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ross expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $119,100.

What salary do you need to live in Ross?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Ross?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO, Burton, MI, Bedford, OH and Wayne, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Ross with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ross itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ross-indiana

Citytistics. “Ross, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/ross-indiana/

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