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The archive holds 3 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Baugo TownshipIN
A town of 9,595.
5 bordering townsMap →
Baugo Township Gymnasium · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
9,595
2025 Census estimate · +1.3% since 2020
Median home value
$201K
Census ACS
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
40.3
years
Jobs based here
5,226
Balanced
TownGrade
B
#319 of 585 in IN
Is Baugo Township a good place to live?
Baugo Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $201K, 2.9 years of the Elkhart metro’s $69K median household income. It grades B overall, 319th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 84% of Indiana towns. On hazard risk, just 47 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. Baugo Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes Baugo Township stand out
Where Baugo Township beats most towns.
How Baugo Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Baugo Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 10% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →HealthElkhart General Hospital 6.2 miles awayDOpen →SchoolsA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 1.5% of households have no car; 1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Jobs & income$81K median household incomeB+Open →Cost of livingBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 0% conserved landDOpen →History1 place on the National RegisterC+Open →Civic life1.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 32 attractions →Notre Dame Stadium and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baugo Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
12 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
17 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
12 mi MuseumStudebaker National Museum10 mi Zoo & aquariumPotawatomi Zoo
35 mi State parkWarren Dunes State ParkSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Baugo Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baugo Township, and how to reach them.
PowerIndiana Michigan Power17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterElkhart Public Works and UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Baugo Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereElkhart County Circuit Court ClerkElkhart County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes46517, 46516, 4656146517 53% · 46516 43% · 46561 3%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Baugo Township.
Baugo Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and trades workers with Elkhart and other neighbors, but it has little public open land.
HealthD
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, more of Baugo Township’s adults have obesity
The share of adults in Baugo Township who have high blood pressure: 39%. Among adults in the town, 15% have diabetes, above both the Indiana town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). In Baugo Township, 22% of adults worry about having enough food, and 26% say their health is fair or poor. Of 32 CDC measures, Baugo Township beats the Indiana average on 1 and trails it on 17.
11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Baugo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 21% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Baugo Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.9% | 8.9% |
Elkhart General Hospital
6.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
11th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA−
Baugo Township’s grade for schools is an A−
That grade comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $201K.
The largest public high school is Jimtown High School, with 546 students. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public schools: the Baugo Community Schools.
84%of IN districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimtown Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 580 | A− |
| Jimtown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 546 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Baugo Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Baugo Township sits below 90% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in the town since 2018. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 20%.
10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
paid flood claims since 2018
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Baugo Township
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
37″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
About one in three of Baugo Township’s working residents commute to Elkhart
Baugo Township has about as many jobs (5,226) as working residents, but only 358 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 3,916 in 2013 to 5,226.
The top destinations are Elkhart (33%), Goshen (9%) and Mishawaka (8%). Employers in Baugo Township added 1,310 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 5,226. For workers in the town, the share who do their job from home is 5.3%.
8%work in town
| Baugo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.3% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Baugo Township8%
Elkhart33%
Goshen9%
Mishawaka8%
South Bend8%
8 mi
median commute distance
5,226
jobs based in Baugo Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsD
Baugo Township has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
Just 11 of its 9,554 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Baugo Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Walkers can cover 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 11 of 9,554 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Treasure Island County Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Baugo Township
18pages on Baugo Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Baugo Township
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elkhart3.1 miBethel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mishawaka9 mi$34,600 tuitionIndiana University-South BendUniversity or college · Public · South Bend10.1 mi$8,424 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Baugo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Baugo Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Baugo Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,431.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 764 ft
Baugo Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Baugo Township.
Cleveland TownshipPenn TownshipConcord TownshipElkhartOlive TownshipBaugo Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baugo Township | #319 | B | B | — | A− | D |
| Cleveland Township | #502 | C | B− | — | C− | C |
| Penn Township | #147 | A− | B | — | A+ | C+ |
| Concord Township | #484 | C | B+ | — | C | D |
| Elkhart | #514 | C | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Olive Township | #156 | A− | B+ | — | A+ | C |
Baugo Township, Cleveland Township, Penn Township, Concord Township, Elkhart and Olive Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Baugo Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Baugo Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Baugo Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Baugo Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #319 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Baugo Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.