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A town of 1,355, platted in 1851.
The best of Monroeville’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C for walkability. Monroeville’s median age is 50.5 years, above both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Monroeville’s trail density is 3.9 miles per square mile, above both the Indiana town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Monroeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Monroeville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Monroeville is from typical.
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Census counts: 630 in 1870, 1,294 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroeville, 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 Monroeville.
Most working residents leave Monroeville for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Monroeville grew to 196 in 2023, 39 more than in 2013. 4.5% of Monroeville residents live below the poverty line.
| Monroeville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Monroeville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monroeville beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Monroeville.
| Monroeville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Monroeville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 33% | 37.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Monroeville home is worth about $258,000, up 6.8% in a year, close to the Indiana typical home. The median rent in Monroeville is $883 a month.
| Monroeville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $883 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroeville. Close and well known come first.
36 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
39 mi MuseumFort Recovery
18 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
28 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
16 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
16 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical ConservatoryGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Monroeville
About 4 of every 100 Monroeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Monroeville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Indiana, United States
Monroeville is a town in Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,294 as of the 2020 census.
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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.
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