Medaryville, Indiana

Town in Pulaski County · population 559 (2020 Census)

Median home: $78,500
Household income: $80,375
Jan low / Jul high: 16° / 83°
Snow a year: 26 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 12
Median age: 23.3

Medaryville is a town of 559 people in Pulaski County, Indiana. The median home is worth $78,500, below the typical Indiana town ($150,400). It ranks more of a college town than 73% of Indiana towns, better for first-time buyers than 71% of Indiana towns.

Medaryville in our rankings:

How Medaryville 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 Medaryville is worth $78,500, below the typical Indiana town ($150,400). Homes cost about 1.0 times the median household income of $80,375, which is more affordable than 100% of Indiana towns. Median rent is $879 a month. 73.6% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Medaryville	Typical Indiana town
Median home value	$78,500	$150,400
Median rent	$879	$888
Median household income	$80,375	$61,953
Home value ÷ income	1.0×	2.5×
Homeownership	73.6%	73.4%
Median year built	1943	1966
Seasonal / vacation homes	4.5%	—

Who lives in Medaryville

People	Medaryville	Typical Indiana town
Median age	23.3	38.9
Age 65 and over	10.3%	17.1%
Under 18	44.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	17.4%
Below the poverty line	9.5%	11.6%
Veterans	8.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.5%	—
Work from home	1.7%	6.2%
Average commute	36.9 min	24.7 min
Homes with broadband	92.2%	89.2%

Weather in Medaryville

July highs average 83.0°F and January lows 15.5°F. About 38.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 26.3 inches of snow (typical Indiana town: 21.1 in). Expect about 12 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 134 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 Francesville station (6.6 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

12 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Medaryville since 1950, compared with 23 for the typical Indiana town. 3 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on April 17, 1963 about 0.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on March 10, 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 17 times; the largest was 2.50 inches on June 4, 2008.

Severe weather in Pulaski County since 1996

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

Pulaski County has been included in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, tornado, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
August 25, 2026	Flood	DR-4933: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
August 15, 2026	Flood	EM-3651: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
April 3, 2020	Biological	DR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3456: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Pulaski County

Pulaski County had 5,387 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $55,220 a year. Unemployment was 2.9% in 2023; in Medaryville itself the ACS puts it at 4.9%.

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 Medaryville

Francesville, IN
6.6 mi · 852 people · home $131,900
North Judson, IN
11.1 mi · 1,857 people · home $134,500
Wheatfield, IN
11.4 mi · 904 people · home $196,700
Monon, IN
14.9 mi · 1,919 people · home $96,000
Winamac, IN
15.1 mi · 2,318 people · home $147,600
Buffalo, IN
15.5 mi · 619 people · home $125,000
Rensselaer, IN
16.4 mi · 5,733 people · home $153,800
La Crosse, IN
16.4 mi · 555 people · home $140,700

Medaryville questions

Is Medaryville, Indiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Medaryville scores better for retirees than 15% of Indiana towns and quieter than 44%. 10.3% of residents are 65 or older (median age 23.3).

How much does a house cost in Medaryville?

The median owner-occupied home in Medaryville is valued at $78,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $80,375, so homes cost about 1.0 times income. Median rent is $879 a month.

What is the weather like in Medaryville?

July highs average 83.0°F and January lows 15.5°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 38.9 inches of precipitation a year and 26.3 inches of snow.

Does Medaryville get tornadoes?

12 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Medaryville since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on April 17, 1963. The typical Indiana town has had 23.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Medaryville's Census boundary (GEOID 1848186). 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.