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Boone GroveIN
It is a town of 30 residents in Indiana.
Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
30
Census survey, 2020–24
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
36.6
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town
Is Boone Grove a good place to live?
61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Boone Grove, against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Boone Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
30 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
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Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very low risk in Boone Grove, mostly inland flooding
18risk score of 100
Boone Grove’s FEMA risk score comes in at 18 of 100. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Boone Grove has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
0%work in town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. The top destinations are Valparaiso (26%), Hammond (7%) and Crown Point (7%).
Where working residents work
In Boone Grove0%
Valparaiso26%
Hammond7%
Crown Point7%
East Chicago6%
13 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Boone Grove
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Boone Grove, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
34″snow a winter
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–35°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Boone Grove
14pages on Boone Grove
The big questions
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All 152 attractions →Barack Obama Presidential Center and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boone Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
14 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
38 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
38 mi Park & preserveJackson Park
38 mi LandmarkOak Woods Cemetery
29 mi MuseumMascot Hall of FameSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5
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Getting set up
Moving to Boone Grove: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boone Grove, and how to reach them.
PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
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 herePorter County Board of Elections & RegistrationPorter County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2026
ZIP code4630246302 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Boone Grove for work
Where Boone Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
7jobs based in Boone Grove
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Boone Grove
About 0 of every 100 Boone Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Boone Grove
Unincorporated town and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Boone Grove is an unincorporated town in Porter County, Indiana, southwest of the city of Valparaiso.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 715 ft
- ZIP code
- 46302
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