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0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades C−, ranked 525th of 585 in Indiana. Its schools outperform 76% of the state's. Its weakest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 84% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include Centerville Historic District and Oliver P. Morton House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. Centerville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Centerville beats most towns.
Centerville Historic District
Census counts: 920 in 1850, 2,748 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Centerville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Centerville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Centerville.
Centerville is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has home values climbing faster than Indiana’s.
Against the 5,683 U.S. towns with household incomes like Centerville’s, it is less healthy than 59%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Centerville, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 28% of Centerville adults have been diagnosed with depression. Centerville beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Centerville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Centerville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Centerville for work: only 6% work in town. At 19 minutes, Centerville’s average trip to work is where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Centerville’s median household income is $50,000.
| Centerville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Centerville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values rose 44% in five years, to about $212K, against 29% across Indiana. 70.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.1% across Indiana.
The typical Centerville home is worth about $212,000, up 6.9% in a year, 18% below the Indiana typical home. The median rent in Centerville is $839 a month.
| Centerville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $839 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Centerville since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Centerville. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
5 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum
7 mi MuseumAbram Gaar House and Farm8 mi GardenHayes Arboretum
34 mi GardenMinnetrista
34 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State UniversityLevi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Abram Gaar House and Farm: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Centerville
About 4 of every 100 Centerville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Centerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Centerville on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Centerville.
Town in Indiana, United States
Centerville is a town in Center Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,748 at the 2020 United States Census.
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Centerville grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #525 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($55,692 across the Richmond, IN area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
7 notable people were born here, including George Washington Julian and Grace Julian Clarke.
