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Fremont Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $162K, 2.2 years of the Angola area’s $75K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 173rd of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 9.5% of the land in Fremont Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 59 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on the outdoors. Ropchan Wildlife Refuge -Acres Land Trust, at 145 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Fremont Township beats most towns.
Where Fremont Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Fremont Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 392 in 1870, 2,034 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 5 maps from 1939 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fremont Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fremont Township.
Fremont Township draws workers from Angola and beyond and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
1,912 jobs are based in Fremont Township, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.6 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Fremont Township for work: only 17% work in town. At 18 minutes, Fremont Township’s average trip to work is where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Fremont Township has added 392 jobs, to 1,912 in 2023.
| Fremont Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Fremont Community Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fremont High School, with 302 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 391 | B |
| Fremont High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 302 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
6.3 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ropchan Wildlife Refuge -Acres Land Trust | 2.2 mi | 145 |
| 2. Cedar Lake Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 999 |
| 3. Marsh Lake Wetlands State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 197 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Fremont Township since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fremont Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 2 have a lower July high than Fremont Township.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Fremont Township’s median age is 43.1 years. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Fremont Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 90% are men (IN 51%).
| Fremont Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Within Indiana it is healthier than 64% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Fremont Township beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 41% of Fremont Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Fremont Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Fremont Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fremont Township. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
38 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic39 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
21 mi GardenSlayton Arboretum
22 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor HouseAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fremont Township
About 3 of every 100 Fremont Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
9.5% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Town in Indiana, United States
Fremont is a town in Fremont Township, Steuben County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,034 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Fremont Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Township | #173 | A− | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Jamestown Township | #215 | B+ | A | — | B | C+ |
| Clear Lake Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | B− |
Scott Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fremont Township, Jamestown Township and Scott Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clear Lake Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fremont Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fremont Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #173 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
