Painted Hills, Indiana

About Painted Hills

Painted Hills, IN is a small unincorporated community located in central Indiana.

Painted Hills holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.73 square miles.

📰 Painted Hills News Today

• Painted Hills Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Ralph Edward "Bud" Lammers Obituary (2026) - Martinsville, IN - Meredith Funeral Home - Morgantown Legacy obituary · Apr 10
• Painted Hills, IN Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 29
• Martinsville 19-year-old found dead; car upside down in pond Fox 59 · Jun 10
• Martinsville man found dead in upside-down car in pond, police say WRTV · Jun 10

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What Makes Painted Hills Unique

• The only place in America named Painted Hills — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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