Boswell, Indiana

Town in Benton County · population 800 (2020 Census)

Median home: $104,800
Household income: $56,875
Jan low / Jul high: 15° / 83°
Snow a year: 17 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 24
Median age: 37.7

Boswell is a town of 800 people in Benton County, Indiana. The median home is worth $104,800, below the typical Indiana town ($150,400). It ranks better for first-time buyers than 95% of Indiana towns, better transit than 95% of Indiana towns, better for young professionals than 75% of Indiana towns.

Boswell in our rankings:

#23 in The 25 Best Small Towns for First-Time Home Buyers in Indiana

How Boswell ranks

Percentile among Indiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Indiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Boswell is worth $104,800, below the typical Indiana town ($150,400). Homes cost about 1.8 times the median household income of $56,875, which is more affordable than 87% of Indiana towns. Median rent is $735 a month. 73.4% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Indiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Boswell	Typical Indiana town
Median home value	$104,800	$150,400
Median rent	$735	$888
Median household income	$56,875	$61,953
Home value ÷ income	1.8×	2.5×
Homeownership	73.4%	73.4%
Median year built	1960	1966
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Boswell

People	Boswell	Typical Indiana town
Median age	37.7	38.9
Age 65 and over	12.7%	17.1%
Under 18	25.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	17.4%
Below the poverty line	33.6%	11.6%
Veterans	4.4%	—
Born outside the U.S.	17.1%	—
Work from home	4.6%	6.2%
Average commute	23.5 min	24.7 min
Homes with broadband	92.1%	89.2%

Weather in Boswell

July highs average 83.1°F and January lows 15.4°F. About 40.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 17.1 inches of snow (typical Indiana town: 21.1 in). Expect about 13 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 138 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Boswell 4Wnw station (4.3 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Boswell since 1950, compared with 23 for the typical Indiana town. 6 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 3, 1974 about 7.6 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 11, 2026.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 34 times; the largest was 4.25 inches on June 14, 2010.

Severe weather in Benton County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Benton County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Benton County has been included in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, tornado, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
April 15, 2023	Severe Storm	DR-4704: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
April 3, 2020	Biological	DR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3456: Covid-19
May 4, 2018	Flood	DR-4363: Severe Storms And Flooding

Jobs and pay in Benton County

Benton County had 2,106 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $51,419 a year. Unemployment was 2.6% in 2023; in Boswell itself the ACS puts it at 0.6%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Boswell

Oxford, IN
6.7 mi · 1,165 people · home $121,800
Fowler, IN
7.5 mi · 2,337 people · home $111,800
Otterbein, IN
15.2 mi · 1,144 people · home $158,500
Hoopeston, IL
15.6 mi · 4,915 people · home $78,100
Williamsport, IN
16.4 mi · 1,950 people · home $158,200
West Lebanon, IN
16.9 mi · 678 people · home $113,300
Attica, IN
17.3 mi · 3,036 people · home $118,000
Goodland, IN
17.5 mi · 980 people · home $96,100

Boswell questions

Is Boswell, Indiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Boswell scores better for retirees than 7% of Indiana towns and quieter than 47%. 12.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 37.7).

How much does a house cost in Boswell?

The median owner-occupied home in Boswell is valued at $104,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $56,875, so homes cost about 1.8 times income. Median rent is $735 a month.

What is the weather like in Boswell?

July highs average 83.1°F and January lows 15.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 40.2 inches of precipitation a year and 17.1 inches of snow.

Does Boswell get tornadoes?

24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Boswell since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on April 3, 1974. The typical Indiana town has had 23.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Boswell's Census boundary (GEOID 1806706). Comparisons use the median of Indiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.