Rolling Prairie is a community in LaPorte County, Indiana, home to about 238 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 46371.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rolling Prairie. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)60 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Michigan City Municipal Airport (MGC)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL57 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rolling Prairie; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Rolling Prairie had 562 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2010.
It’s the 571st largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
LaPorte County grew from 38,386 residents in 1900 to 112,417 in 2020.
LaPorte County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 42.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 65 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laporte, IN weather station (11 miles away).
34,909 jobs at 2,297 businesses in LaPorte County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rolling Prairie.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by New Prairie United School Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elementary SchoolRolling Prairie | K–5 | 294 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Rolling Prairie Elementary SchoolRolling Prairie | K–5 | 414 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Apostolic SchoolRolling Prairie | 8–12 | 17 | Roman Catholic | 2.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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