HoweIN
A town of 1,092, settled in 1909.
Is Howe a good place to live?
The best of Howe’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. On cost of living, just 18 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Howe, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Howe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Howe stand out
Where Howe beats most towns.
1,092 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Howe grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Howe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Howe: who provides what
Howe is unincorporated, so LaGrange 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Howe.
Howe faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Howe
Howe has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Howe has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 258 commuters
Most working residents leave Howe for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Howe grew to 262 in 2023, 20 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Lagrange (9%), Lima Township (6%) and Clay Township (5%).
| Howe | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Howe is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Howe beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Howe adults binge drink, above both Indiana’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (16%). 12% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Howe.
| Howe | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Howe | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 12% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Indiana’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 36% of Howe adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 83% are men (IN 50%).
| Howe | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 19.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 24.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 3.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 35.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 23% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
A typical Howe home is worth about $263K
The typical Howe home is worth about $263,000, up 7.5% in a year, close to the Indiana typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Howe Town Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Howe
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Howe
About 12 of every 100 Howe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Questions about Howe
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Howe, IN expensive?
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+.