SimsIN
A town of 1,514. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
What makes Sims stand out
The thing Sims does most differently from other towns.
98% of working residents leave Sims for work
Where Sims’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Sims’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- Corruption Update: Indiana Ex-Cop Tim Corbett's Plot Still Uncorrected- Rev. Sim's Effort to Get His Criminal Case Dismissed FAILED This Month, Somehow?Hoosier Enquirer · Sep 25
- France falls to 1.7 mln active 2G SIMs in June ahead of year-end network shutdownTelecompaper · Sep 25
- Sims Announces Departure From UW-OshkoshUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Athletics · Sep 24
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sims. Another town gets a different order.
Sims’s public schools outperform 78% of Indiana districts
The public schools Sims’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swayzee Elementary School | 5–6 | 248 | B− |
Most working residents commute out of Sims
Most working residents leave Sims for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Marion (34%), Gas City (5%) and Fort Wayne (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sims has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Healthier than 43% of U.S. towns
Sims beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Sims | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.3% |
About Sims
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Sims is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana. In 2010 it had a population of 156, and an increase to 164 in 2020.
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- Population
- 164
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Area code
- 765
Sims’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Sims.