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BrookIN

Population

944

2025 Census estimate · +0.4% since 2020

Is Brook a good place to live?

14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Brook, below both the Indiana town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Brook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Brook stand out

Where Brook beats most towns.

A history going back 167 years.

Small town

944 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Iroquois Township · 2 mi Washington Township · 5 mi Grant Township · 6 mi Mount Ayr · 7 mi Jackson Township · 7 mi Morocco · 7 mi

Brook P6280086, 2009

Brook’s story

167 years in pictures

Census counts: 677 in 1900, 939 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1962 on.

1859Brook is settled

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Brook: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Brook, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterBrook Water UtilityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brook’s trash rules yet

SchoolsSouth Newton School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereNewton County Circuit Court ClerkNewton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015

ZIP code4792247922 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.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Brook.

Housing

Homes in Brook are worth about $169K, by Zillow’s estimate

The typical Brook home is worth about $169,000, up 0.8% in a year, 34% below the Indiana typical home. At $880 a month, Brook’s median rent is close to Indiana’s towns ($947 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).

$169KZillow home value

	Brook	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	81%	76%	73%
Median rent	$880 a month	$947 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Brook$169K

Indiana$257K

+0.8%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageBrook’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 0.8% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.2 years of income Rents$880 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brook’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Brook for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Brook is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Kentland (10%), Goodland (8%) and Rensselaer (7%).

2%work in town

	Brook	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.8%	11%	8%
Average trip to work	28 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$54,000	$71,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	13%	10%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Brook2%

Kentland10%

Goodland8%

Rensselaer7%

Lafayette7%

26 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Brook

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here89 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Brook Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 26 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Brook

Brook has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°

Spring40–62°

Summer61–83°

Fall42–64°

Oct 18

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageBrook’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 17°Rain & snow29″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Brook

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brook.

38risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1986

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageBrook’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims5 paid flood claims · Since 1986 Past disasters5 federal disasters · Paid out in Brook Get ready0.7 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Brook is

Brook beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 44% of Brook adults have obesity.

	Brook	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	44%	39%	35%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	25%	21%	19%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	15%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	19%	17%	14%