Osolo TownshipIN
A town of 29,084, settled in 1838.
Is Osolo Township a good place to live?
Osolo Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 539th of 585 graded towns in Indiana, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $207K, 3 years of the Elkhart metro’s $69K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. On hazard risk, just 48 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. Osolo Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns. Osolo Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
What makes Osolo Township stand out
Where Osolo Township beats most towns.
How Osolo Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Osolo Township is from typical.
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Notre Dame Stadium and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Osolo Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
15 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
17 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
17 mi MuseumStudebaker National Museum
36 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park15 mi Zoo & aquariumPotawatomi ZooPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Osolo Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Osolo 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 Osolo Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Osolo Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Osolo Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Osolo Township fall behind 77% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Elkhart Community Schools. One of its 9 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Side Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 563 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
For health, Osolo Township earns a C−
44% of adults have obesity in Osolo Township. Osolo Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 19% of adults report frequent mental distress in Osolo Township.
| Osolo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Osolo Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.3% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 13.7% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Osolo Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Osolo Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.4% of Osolo Township is conserved land
2.3 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Elkhart Bog Nature Preserve, at 66 acres.
| Osolo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elkhart Bog Nature Preserve | 0.4 mi | 66 |
| 2. Walker Park | 0.1 mi | 17 |
| 3. High Dive Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About two in five of Osolo Township’s working residents commute to Elkhart
Most working residents leave Osolo Township for work: only 17% work in town. Since 2013, Osolo Township has added 2,211 jobs, to 16,693 in 2023. 4.7% of Osolo Township workers work from home.
| Osolo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 4.7% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
An age mix much like Indiana’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Osolo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Osolo Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Osolo Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Osolo Township
About 3 of every 100 Osolo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Osolo Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Osolo Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 28,032.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 768 ft
Osolo Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Osolo Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osolo Township | #539 | C− | B− | — | C− | C− |
| Concord Township | #484 | C | B+ | — | C | D |
| Cleveland Township | #502 | C | B− | — | C− | C |
| Washington Township | #555 | C− | B− | — | C− | C− |
| Simonton Lake | #509 | C | B− | — | C− | C− |
Osolo Township, Concord Township, Cleveland Township, Washington Township and Simonton Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Osolo Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Osolo Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Osolo Township, IN a good place to live?
Osolo Township grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #539 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Osolo Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.