Rensselaer, Indiana

About Rensselaer

Set in the northwestern part of Indiana, Rensselaer is a close-knit town, home to 5,632 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Rensselaer holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.15 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 788 residents per square mile.

📰 Rensselaer News Today

• Partial building collapse in Rensselaer NEWS10 ABC · Oct 10
• Sports | Rensselaer football breaks record in game against Hilbert The Polytechnic · Oct 7
• Man Arrested In Rensselaer On Several False Reporting Charges WLFI · Oct 5
• Get a guided tour of all the haunts of Rensselaer next week Newsbug.info · Oct 9
• Mary Evelyn Carter Obituary (1938 - 2026) - Rensselaer-Medaryville, IN - WLFI Legacy | Obituary · Oct 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Indiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Rensselaer Unique

• Positioned in northwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 5,632.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rensselaer

• Baked Bean (café)
• Cup of Joy Too — coffee shop (café)
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• eMbers Station Bistro & Bar — pizza
• Ayda's Mexican Cuisine — mexican
• Pizza King — pizza
• UNOCCUPIED — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Jasper County Historical Society · Museum
• Lilian Fendig Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rensselaer

• Bicentennial Park reviews ★
• Brook Side Park reviews ★
• Columbia Park reviews ★
• Filson Park reviews ★
• Foundation Park reviews ★
• Franklin Park reviews ★
• Hal Gray Park reviews ★
• Halleck Park reviews ★
• Iroquois Park reviews ★
• Jasper County Courthouse Lawn reviews ★
• Jasper County Fairgrounds reviews ★
• Laird's Landing reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Rensselaer

• Rensselaer Central High School
• Rensselaer Central Middle School
• Rensselaer Central Primary School
• Van Rensselaer Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Inc · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Rensselaer

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