On expected storm and flood damage, Etna Green sits below 84% of U.S. communities. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 22%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008.

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FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Etna Green Get ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of Etna Green’s working residents work locally

14% of residents live below the poverty line in Etna Green, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The town’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. The top destinations are Warsaw (25%), Nappanee (10%) and Goshen (5%).

0%work in town

	Etna Green	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	20 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	0.4%	11%	8%
Below the poverty line	14%	10%	9.6%
Median household income	$63,000	$71,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Etna Green0%

Warsaw25%

Nappanee10%

Goshen5%

Plain Township5%

13 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Etna Green

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here50 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Etna Green Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Etna Green’s year

In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°

Spring38–60°

Summer60–82°

Fall42–63°

Oct 18

typical first frost

Apr 28

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 17°Rain & snow32″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

Etna Green’s typical home value is about $308K

In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 8.2%. Etna Green’s midpoint rent is $660 a month, below both the Indiana town median ($947 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among households here, 83% are owner-occupiers.

$308KZillow home value

	Etna Green	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$660 a month	$947 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	83%	76%	73%

Typical home value

Etna Green$308K

Indiana$257K

+8.2%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 8.2% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.9 years of income Rents$660 a month · Median rent

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

Health

How healthy Etna Green is

In Etna Green, 11% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Two figures for adults in the town: 20% report frequent mental distress, 31% get no exercise outside work.

	Etna Green	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	22%	17%	14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	18%	17%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	31%	26%	25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	15%	14%

32 measures vs. Indiana

0 better25 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Etna Green	IN
More smokers	21.7%	15.7%
More adults with COPD	10.2%	8.1%
More adults who get no exercise	30.8%	24.9%

Kosciusko Community Hospital

11.4 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby11.4 miles to an ER · Kosciusko Community Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IN on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Etna Green

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The big questions

HealthBetter than IN on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$308K typical home · up 8.2% in a year Work & commute$63K median household income · 50 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 16% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions32 nearby · Midwest Museum of American Art 28 mi LibraryBourbon Public Library CollegesGrace College and Theological Seminary is 12.4 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1854 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 288 residents Climate84° summer highs · 32″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 46524 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Etna Green

Grace College and Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Winona Lake12.4 mi$31,200 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Etna Green residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

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A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Etna Green for work

Where Etna Green’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

50jobs based in Etna Green

0%of working residents work in town

13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Etna Green

Town in Indiana, United States

Etna Green is a town in Etna Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 586 at the 2010 census and 535 as of 2023.

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

Area: 0.5 sq mi
Elevation: 817 ft
ZIP code: 46524
Area code: 574

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The biggest natural risk in Etna Green is inland flooding, at a very low overall level