North Bend TownshipIN
A town of 1,511, settled in 1850. 35% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is North Bend Township a good place to live?
North Bend Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in North Bend Township, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 33 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on incomes. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The biggest park or preserve is Bass Lake Beach and Park, at 26 acres. North Bend Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes North Bend Township stand out
Where North Bend Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
99% of working residents leave North Bend Township for work
Where North Bend Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How North Bend Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far North Bend Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to North Bend Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Bend 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Bend Township.
For health, North Bend Township earns a D
16% of adults have diabetes in North Bend Township, against 13% in Indiana’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in North Bend Township. North Bend Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| North Bend Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Bend Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of North Bend Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave North Bend Township for work: only 1% work in town. North Bend Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in North Bend Township grew to 61 in 2023, 20 more than in 2013.
| North Bend Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of residents in North Bend Township are 65 or older than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
28% of North Bend Township residents are 65 or older. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 9 have a higher median age than North Bend Township. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| North Bend Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.7 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 31% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of North Bend Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| North Bend Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 26.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in North Bend Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Bend Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In North Bend Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
North Bend Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 1.8% of North Bend Township
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bass Lake Beach and Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about North Bend Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Bend Township
About 4 of every 100 North Bend Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About North Bend Township
Township in Indiana, United States
North Bend Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,504 (up from 1,394 at 2010) and it contained 946 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 732 ft
North Bend Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with North Bend Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Tippecanoe Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| California Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Union Township | #386 | B− | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Washington Township | #513 | C | A | — | C+ | D |
North Bend Township, Tippecanoe Township and California Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Bend Township, Tippecanoe Township, California Township, Union Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare North Bend Township with a neighbor →
Questions about North Bend Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Bend Township, IN a good place to live?
35% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is North Bend Township, IN expensive?
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−.