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With 9,003 residents, this town was settled in 1836.
Strong in places, weak in others. On incomes it is strong (A−): the median household earns $89K. It also does well on schools — its schools rank ahead of 72% of Indiana towns. Its weakest is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 74% of the country. At about $308K, a typical home costs 4.5 years of the Elkhart metro’s $69K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of 353rd of 585 in Indiana. Nationally, it does better than 52% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Jesse & Agnes Riegsecker Natural Area, at 193 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
Where Middlebury Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Intermediate School | 4–5 | 574 |
| Orchard View School | K–3 | 345 |
| Middlebury Elementary School | K–3 | 211 |
Where Middlebury 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 Middlebury Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 502 in 1880, 3,466 in 2020. The archive holds 26 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Middlebury 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 Middlebury Township.
Middlebury Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Indiana (mostly inland flooding) and draws workers from Jefferson Township and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
8,739 jobs are based in Middlebury Township, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 6,269 in 2013 to 8,739.
Middlebury Township: 27% of working residents work locally. Employers in Middlebury Township added 2,470 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 8,739. The top destinations are Middlebury (20%), Elkhart (14%) and Goshen (11%). For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away.
| Middlebury Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 27% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.3% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Three of the 9 schools are below, and why each made the list. The Middlebury Community Schools runs its public schools. Public school enrollment in Middlebury Township: 1,130 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 963 | B |
| Northridge High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,331 | A− |
| Middlebury Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 211 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $275 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Paid flood insurance claims in Middlebury Township since 2008: 3. Expected losses in Middlebury Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,084 U.S. towns with household incomes like Middlebury Township’s, it is less healthy than 89%, so it trails even them.
In Middlebury Township, 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Middlebury Township: 41% of adults have obesity, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. Two figures for adults in the town: 36% feel lonely, 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Middlebury Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Middlebury Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.7% | 8.9% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 15.7% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20.1% | 17.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Middlebury Township’s peak summer temperature comes in at 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For residents in Middlebury Township, the share who are under 18 is 31%. Children under 18 are 31% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 20% have a four-year degree or more, against 30% across Indiana. 27% never finished high school.
| Middlebury Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 31% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.7 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Middlebury Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 26.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Trails run 2.9 miles in 8 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails in Middlebury Township is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 8, covering 286 acres.
| Middlebury Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jesse & Agnes Riegsecker Natural Area | 0.9 mi | 193 |
| 2. Corson Riverwoods County Park | 0.7 mi | 34 |
| 3. Riverbend Park | 0.5 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Middlebury Township
About 3 of every 100 Middlebury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Middlebury is a town in Middlebury Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is located approximately 35 miles east of South Bend, 130 miles east of Chicago, Illinois, and 165 miles north of Indianapolis. Middlebury is nestled in Northern Indiana's Amish country. As of the 2020 census, Middlebury had a population of 3,466.
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4 towns share a border with Middlebury Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury Township | #353 | B− | C | — | B+ | C |
| York Township | #409 | C+ | C | — | B+ | C− |
| Jefferson Township | #292 | B | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Newbury Township | #31 | A+ | A− | — | A | C− |
| Clinton Township | #265 | B | C+ | — | A− | C |
Middlebury Township, York Township, Jefferson Township, Newbury Township and Clinton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Middlebury Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Middlebury Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #353 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.