Half of Enchanted Hills’ homes were built after 1991
More historic than 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Enchanted Hills was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991.
About Enchanted Hills’ history
How historic is Enchanted Hills?
More historic than 10% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Enchanted Hills’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Enchanted Hills is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Enchanted Hills’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Questions about Enchanted Hills’ history
How does Enchanted Hills rank for history?
Enchanted Hills is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Enchanted Hills?
2% of Enchanted Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.6 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1991.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).