Country Squire LakesIN
3,057 people live in this town, founded in 1973.
Is Country Squire Lakes a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. Its lowest grade is for health — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. With a D overall, Country Squire Lakes sits 567th of 585 in Indiana. Set against the rest, it does better than 14% of U.S. towns. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $27K, less than a year of the county’s $69K median household income. It also trails on incomes (D) — the median household income is $57K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 9 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. 5% of residents are 65 or older locally, below both Indiana’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places.
100% of working residents leave Country Squire Lakes for work
Where Country Squire Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Country Squire Lakes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Country Squire Lakes is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 4%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Country Squire Lakes: who provides what
Country Squire Lakes is unincorporated, so Jennings County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Country Squire Lakes.
Country Squire Lakes has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Indiana rate and scores below Spencer Township and its other neighbors on health.
More of Country Squire Lakes’ adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its D−, from Spencer Township (C−) to Geneva Township (C).
23% of Country Squire Lakes adults worry about having enough food. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Country Squire Lakes. Of 32 CDC measures, Country Squire Lakes beats the Indiana average on 1 and trails it on 16.
| Country Squire Lakes | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 21% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Country Squire Lakes | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.3% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Country Squire Lakes stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Country Squire Lakes has 59 jobs for its 1,414 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are North Vernon (21%), Columbus (19%) and Indianapolis (9%). The mean commuting time in Country Squire Lakes is 22 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| Country Squire Lakes | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Country Squire Lakes brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Country Squire Lakes, with inland flooding at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Country Squire Lakes break down as 44% from inland flooding and 27% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Country Squire Lakes, 0.4% of the land is conserved
Just 6 of its 1,718 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Country Squire Lakes itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Country Squire Lakes’ density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 2 acres.
| Country Squire Lakes | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. CSL REC | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Country Squire Lakes sell for about $191K
At 0.4 years of the county’s $69K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in any other Indiana town; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $345, against $1,614 across Indiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Country Squire Lakes, the midpoint rent is $1,149 a month. For households locally, the share who live in a home they own is 75%.
| Country Squire Lakes | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,149 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Miller House and Garden and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Country Squire Lakes. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
26 mi MuseumLanier Mansion17 mi MuseumZaharakos17 mi City parkMill Race Park19 mi MuseumAtterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
27 mi MuseumCharles L. Shrewsbury HousePhoto credits
Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Lanier Mansion: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Charles L. Shrewsbury House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Country Squire Lakes
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Country Squire Lakes; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Country Squire Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Country Squire Lakes
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Country Squire Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Country Squire Lakes had a population of 3,558. It was founded in 1973 by a property developer as a planned community built around several artificial lakes.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 710 ft
Country Squire Lakes’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Country Squire Lakes.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Squire Lakes | #567 | D | A | — | C | D− |
| North Vernon | #540 | C− | A− | C+ | C | C− |
| Geneva Township | #526 | C− | A | — | C | C |
| Spencer Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
Spencer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Country Squire Lakes, Geneva Township and Spencer Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Country Squire Lakes with a neighbor →
Questions about Country Squire Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Country Squire Lakes, IN a good place to live?
Country Squire Lakes grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #567 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Country Squire Lakes, IN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $27,000, 90% below the Indiana typical home. That is 0.4 years of the area's median household income ($69,322 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.