Taylorsville, Indiana

Community in Bartholomew County · population 867 (2020 Census)

Median home: $169,100
Jan low / Jul high: 22° / 86°
Snow a year: 16 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 24
Median age: 39.3

Taylorsville is a community of 867 people in Bartholomew County, Indiana. The median home is worth $169,100, above the typical Indiana town ($150,400). It ranks better for first-time buyers than 94% of Indiana towns, better transit than 83% of Indiana towns.

How Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville is worth $169,100, above the typical Indiana town ($150,400). Median rent is $1,283 a month. 69.8% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Taylorsville	Typical Indiana town
Median home value	$169,100	$150,400
Median rent	$1,283	$888
Median household income	—	$61,953
Home value ÷ income	—×	2.5×
Homeownership	69.8%	73.4%
Median year built	1967	1966
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Taylorsville

People	Taylorsville	Typical Indiana town
Median age	39.3	38.9
Age 65 and over	16.2%	17.1%
Under 18	28.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	17.4%
Below the poverty line	33.9%	11.6%
Veterans	12.7%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	10.6%	6.2%
Average commute	22.2 min	24.7 min
Homes with broadband	97.4%	89.2%

Weather in Taylorsville

July highs average 86.1°F and January lows 21.5°F. About 47.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 16.3 inches of snow (typical Indiana town: 21.1 in). Expect about 22 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 108 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 Columbus station (9.1 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Taylorsville since 1950, compared with 23 for the typical Indiana town. 6 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on November 22, 1992 about 10.0 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 21, 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 55 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on July 2, 2023.

Severe weather in Bartholomew County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Bartholomew County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 5 deaths recorded.

Bartholomew County has been included in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, tornado, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
August 15, 2026	Flood	EM-3651: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
July 22, 2025	Flood	DR-4882: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 3, 2020	Biological	DR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3456: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Bartholomew County

Bartholomew County had 50,188 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $73,397 a year. Unemployment was 2.8% in 2023; in Taylorsville itself the ACS puts it at 13.8%.

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).

Public schools in Taylorsville

1 public school with 587 students, about 17.3 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Taylorsville Elementary School	PK-6	587	17.3

Towns near Taylorsville

Edinburgh, IN
3.9 mi · 4,435 people · home $154,500
Columbus, IN
6.4 mi · 50,474 people · home $244,200
Prince's Lakes, IN
9.3 mi · 1,372 people · home $245,000
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN
9.3 mi · 1,274 people · home $340,900
Hope, IN
9.9 mi · 2,099 people · home $148,600
Trafalgar, IN
13.3 mi · 1,422 people · home $233,600
Franklin, IN
14.8 mi · 25,313 people · home $231,500
Nashville, IN
16.5 mi · 1,256 people · home $294,900

Taylorsville questions

Is Taylorsville, Indiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Taylorsville scores better for retirees than 23% of Indiana towns and quieter than 32%. 16.2% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.3).

How much does a house cost in Taylorsville?

The median owner-occupied home in Taylorsville is valued at $169,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of —. Median rent is $1,283 a month.

What is the weather like in Taylorsville?

July highs average 86.1°F and January lows 21.5°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 47.3 inches of precipitation a year and 16.3 inches of snow.

Does Taylorsville get tornadoes?

24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Taylorsville since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on November 22, 1992. The typical Indiana town has had 23.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Taylorsville's Census boundary (GEOID 1875104). 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.