Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Mulberry’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Mulberry, against 18% in Indiana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 55 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 56 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Mulberry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mulberry 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 Mulberry is from typical.
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![Mulberry, Ind., Horse Show and Moter [sic] Cycle Meet, June 25th, 1910](https://images.townratings.com/story/4676/7beca0d73cecf89dd970-l.jpg)
Census counts: 229 in 1880, 1,231 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1903 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mulberry, 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 Mulberry.
The share of residents in Mulberry who live below the poverty line: 15%. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. For Mulberry, the average trip to work is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Mulberry grew to 283 in 2023, 59 more than in 2013.
| Mulberry | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter. Mulberry brings chilly winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Mulberry, 24% have been diagnosed with depression, below the Indiana town median (26%) and near the median of U.S. towns (23%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Mulberry beats Indiana on 7 and trails on 5. 29% of adults feel lonely here.
| Mulberry | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Mulberry | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal aid has come to Mulberry households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 54% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just over four fifths of Mulberry households live in a home they own. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.7%. For Mulberry, the rent at the middle of the market is $781 a month.
| Mulberry | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $781 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mulberry. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
14 mi State parkProphetstown State Park17 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal31 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
15 mi MuseumSamara
39 mi City parkEagle Creek ParkRoss–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Eagle Creek Park: Rogerd, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mulberry
About 6 of every 100 Mulberry residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Where Mulberry’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Indiana, United States
Mulberry is a town in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census. The town was named for a mulberry tree which grew at the point where it was founded.
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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 A+.
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