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A town of 2,248, platted in 1829. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: TuesdayThe best of Middletown’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and history and an A− for schools; the weakest is a C for incomes. Middletown’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 101 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include John W. Hedrick House and Middletown Commercial Historic District. Middletown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Middletown beats most towns.
John W. Hedrick HouseWhere Middletown’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 Middletown is from typical.
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Census counts: 188 in 1850, 2,253 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Middletown, 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 Middletown.
Most working residents leave Middletown for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Middletown has lost 320 jobs, to 508 in 2023. At $56,000, Middletown’s median household income is against $71,000 in Indiana’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Middletown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Middletown has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Middletown home is worth about $237,000, up 4.4% in a year, 8% below the Indiana typical home. The median rent in Middletown is $867 a month.
| Middletown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $867 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Middletown beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 41% of Middletown adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Middletown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Middletown | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Middletown since 1992.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Middletown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
36 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
38 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
26 mi MuseumConner Prairie
38 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Middletown
About 2 of every 100 Middletown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in Middletown on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Middletown.
Town in Indiana, United States
Middletown is a town in northwest Henry County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,255 at the 2020 census.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Middletown was platted in 1829 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 4 notable people were born here, including Zachary Abel and Carl Anderson.
