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CraigvilleIN

Population 65: a town settled in 1879.

Population
65
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$301K
+5.8% in a year
Median age
60.4
years
Settled
1879
147 years ago

Is Craigville a good place to live?

Craigville’s midpoint age is 60.4 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Craigville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

65 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Lancaster Township · 3 miKirkland Township · 3 miBluffton · 5 miVera Cruz · 5 miFrench Township · 6 miHarrison Township · 6 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Craigville.

Climate

Craigville: four seasons and pleasant summers

23″snow a winter

Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 23 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and pleasant summers in Craigville.

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageCraigville’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 19°Rain & snow23″ of snow a winter · 41 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Craigville has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

35risk score of 100

On expected storm and flood damage, Craigville sits below 65% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Craigville once, in 2003. FEMA puts 55% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes.

FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageCraigville’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in CraigvilleGet ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing

The typical home in Craigville: about $301K

$301KZillow home value

Craigville: 86% of households are owner-occupiers. Home values are up 5.8% over the year to September 2026.

Typical home value

Craigville$301K
Indiana$257K
+5.8%
value change, 1 year
Full pageCraigville’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the full Housing & cost-of-living page
Prices over the yearsUp 5.8% in a yearYears of income to buyYears of income to buyRentsRents

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Craigville

13pages on Craigville
The big questions
Cost of living$301K typical home · up 5.8% in a yearNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 35% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions22 nearby · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory 21 miLibraryWells County Public LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1879Climate84° summer highs · 23″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 46731Town SquareNeighbors
Getting set up

Moving to Craigville: who provides what

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

PowerIndiana Michigan Power17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsNorthern Wells Community SchoolsWhich 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 hereWells County Circuit Court ClerkWells County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code4673146731 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Craigville; the nearest are

Indiana Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne20.9 mi$31,361 tuitionPurdue University Fort WayneUniversity or college · Public · Fort Wayne23.5 mi$9,532 in-state tuitionNorthwest State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Archbold, OH62.2 mi$4,698 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Craigville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

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About Craigville

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Craigville is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
850 ft
ZIP code
46731

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