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Indiana›Wells County

Nottingham TownshipIN

A town of 1,040, settled in 1848.

Is Nottingham Township a good place to live?

Nottingham Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 65 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. 9.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Nottingham Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 87 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Nottingham Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,040 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Hartford TownshipChester TownshipHarrison TownshipPonetoJackson TownshipHartford TownshipChester TownshipHarrison TownshipPonetoJackson TownshipNottingham Township

How Nottingham Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Nottingham Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Nottingham Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Nottingham Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerIndiana Michigan Power17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Nottingham Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSouthern Wells Community SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWells County Circuit Court ClerkWells County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes46759, 46714, 46778, 4674046759 28% · 46714 26% · 46778 19% · 46740 11%Census 2020

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 Nottingham Township.

HealthC−

Nottingham Township is less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns

Nottingham Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Nottingham Township, above both Indiana’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 43% of adults have obesity in Nottingham Township.

17%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Nottingham TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%17%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)43%39%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%18%17%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%39%35%
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outNottingham TownshipIN
More smokers19.6%15.7%
More adults with COPD9.8%8.1%
More adults with heart disease7.8%6.8%
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
8.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Nottingham Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Nottingham Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Nottingham Township grew to 122 in 2023, 78 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Bluffton (23%), Fort Wayne (12%) and Chester Township (5%).

4%work in town
Nottingham TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town3.6%11%8%
Average trip to work23 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Nottingham Township4%
Bluffton23%
Fort Wayne12%
Chester Township5%
Berne4%
19 mi
median commute distance
122
jobs based in Nottingham Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Nottingham Township

Nottingham Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Moderate risk in Nottingham Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nottingham Township

17pages on Nottingham Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Nottingham Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Nottingham Township for work

Where Nottingham Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Bluffton Bluffton 23% 12% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 12% 5% → Chester Township Chester Township 5% 4% → Berne Berne 4% 4% → Marion Marion 4% 3% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 3% Nottingham Township · 4% stay
122jobs based in Nottingham Township
4%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Nottingham Township

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Nottingham is an unincorporated community in Nottingham Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
886 ft

Questions about Nottingham Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Nottingham 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+.