FlorenceIN
Today 58 people live in this town, first settled in 1847.
Is Florence a good place to live?
No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Florence. Florence has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
58 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Florence.
Florence has four seasons and pleasant summers
Florence’s peak summer temperature works out to 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Florence’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
In Florence, 27% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults here, 31% have high blood pressure, below both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). This Indiana town does better than the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10. Only 8 of the 590 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Florence.
| Florence | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Florence | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.4% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Florence has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
For Florence, the FEMA risk score is put at 60 of 100, above both the Indiana town median (38 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects here, 53% come from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Florence households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Florence
Moving to Florence: who provides what
Florence is unincorporated, so Switzerland 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Florence; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Florence residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Florence
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Florence is an unincorporated census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Florence had a population of 60.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 476 ft
- ZIP code
- 47020
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