Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,601.
Millgrove Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and history. 16% of residents are under 18 in Millgrove Township, below both the Indiana town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Millgrove Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fawn River State Fish Hatchery. Millgrove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Millgrove Township beats most towns.
Where Millgrove 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 Millgrove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1937 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Millgrove 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 Millgrove Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Millgrove Township for work: only 3% work in town. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in Millgrove Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Angola (22%), Fort Wayne (12%) and Elkhart (5%).
| Millgrove Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Millgrove Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Millgrove Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Millgrove Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 14% of Millgrove Township adults have diabetes.
| Millgrove Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Millgrove Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Millgrove Township’s median age is 48.6 years. 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Millgrove Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.6 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Millgrove Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Ropchan Wildlife Refuge, at 76 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ropchan Wildlife Refuge | 1 mi | 76 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millgrove Township. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
39 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic36 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
30 mi GardenSlayton Arboretum
30 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 Millgrove Township
About 3 of every 100 Millgrove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Millgrove Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,619, up from 1,577 at 2010, and it contained 960 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Millgrove Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millgrove Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B− |
| Greenfield Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
| Jamestown Township | #215 | B+ | A | — | B | C+ |
| Wall Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Millgrove Township, Jackson Township and Greenfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Millgrove Township, Jackson Township, Greenfield Township and Jamestown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wall Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Millgrove Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 B+.
