North Terre HauteIN
Home to 4,534 people, the town was settled in 1912.
Is North Terre Haute a good place to live?
Where it falls short is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. North Terre Haute ranks 490th of 585 in Indiana, with a C overall. Nationally, it does better than 29% of U.S. towns. Its strongest subject is cost of living — a typical home costs about $153K, 2.7 years of the Terre Haute metro’s $57K median household income. On history, just 56 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Nearly one in ten residents are under 18 here, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. North Terre Haute's public schools trail 73% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
97% of working residents leave North Terre Haute for work
Where North Terre Haute’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How North Terre Haute grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far North Terre Haute is from typical.
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Moving to North Terre Haute: who provides what
North Terre Haute is unincorporated, so Vigo County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Terre Haute.
Most of North Terre Haute’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in North Terre Haute grew to 646 in 2023, 363 more than in 2013. Most people who work leave North Terre Haute to do it: just 3% work in town. Its median household income is $55,000. The top destinations are Terre Haute (43%), Indianapolis (7%) and Otter Creek Township (4%).
| North Terre Haute | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in North Terre Haute
North Terre Haute’s July high stands at 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Terre Haute is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,311 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Terre Haute’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 64% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Just over one in ten adults worry about having enough food in North Terre Haute. This Indiana town beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In North Terre Haute, 16% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| North Terre Haute | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | North Terre Haute | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in North Terre Haute, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in North Terre Haute is lower. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in North Terre Haute sells for about $175K
In North Terre Haute, the going rate for rent is $695 a month. Sellers in North Terre Haute got 95.9% of the asking price, typically. A home in North Terre Haute typically sold within 8 days of listing.
| North Terre Haute | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $695 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
Turkey Run State Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Terre Haute. Close and well known come first.
25 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park5 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
5 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
6 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
17 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about North Terre Haute
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of North Terre Haute
About 6 of every 100 North Terre Haute residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About North Terre Haute
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
North Terre Haute is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, North Terre Haute had a population of 4,222. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 495 ft
North Terre Haute’s neighbors
One town shares a border with North Terre Haute.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Terre Haute | #490 | C | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Terre Haute | #584 | D | B− | D | C | D |
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Questions about North Terre Haute
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Terre Haute, IN a good place to live?
North Terre Haute grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #490 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is North Terre Haute, IN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $153,000, 41% below the Indiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.