Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Carlisle’s best subject grades are an A for schools, history, and civic life. New Carlisle has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them New Carlisle Historic District and Jeremiah H. Service House. New Carlisle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Carlisle beats most towns.
New Carlisle Historic DistrictEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far New Carlisle is from typical.
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Census counts: 530 in 1880, 1,891 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1983 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Carlisle. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
18 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
14 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
15 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
15 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
13 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumNotre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Carlisle, 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 New Carlisle.
Federal aid has come to New Carlisle households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018. Expected losses in New Carlisle break down as 50% from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
10% of adults worry about having enough food in New Carlisle, below both Indiana’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). For adults locally, the share who report frequent physical distress is 12%.
| New Carlisle | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | New Carlisle | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The peak summer temperature in New Carlisle is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. Employers in New Carlisle shed 106 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 903. Only 6% of working residents stay in New Carlisle for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in New Carlisle who live below the poverty line: 4.5%.
| New Carlisle | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Carlisle. In New Carlisle, the age of the median resident is 36.8 years.
| New Carlisle | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
About 79 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.2 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| New Carlisle | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. New Carlisle's reported crime rate is well below Indiana's. For New Carlisle, the property crime rate is 5.8 per 1,000 residents. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2022.
| New Carlisle | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 5.8 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Values rose 4.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. New Carlisle’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,231 a month, where Indiana’s towns sit at $947 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 73% of New Carlisle households own their home.
| New Carlisle | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,231 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.3 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in New Carlisle: one, of 3 acres. The town’s density of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| New Carlisle | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Carlisle Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of New Carlisle
About 1 of every 100 New Carlisle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in New Carlisle on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Indiana, United States
New Carlisle is a town in Olive Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,891, as of the 2020 Census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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