Snow LakeIN
Home to 519 people, this town lies in Indiana.
Is Snow Lake a good place to live?
Only 5 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Snow Lake. Snow Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
519 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Snow Lake.
The biggest natural risk in Snow Lake is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
57% of Snow Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Snow Lake’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Since 2013, Snow Lake has added 34 jobs, to 38 in 2023. 2.3% of Snow Lake residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Angola (25%), Fort Wayne (14%) and Fremont (7%). The median commute is under 20 miles.
| Snow Lake | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Snow Lake, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter. Only 9 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower peak summer temperature than Snow Lake.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Snow Lake
Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Snow Lake. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
38 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic36 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
25 mi GardenSlayton Arboretum
26 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor HousePhoto credits
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Moving to Snow Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Snow Lake, 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.
100% of working residents leave Snow Lake for work
Where Snow Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Snow Lake
About 4 of every 100 Snow Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Snow Lake
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Snow Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Steuben County, Indiana, United States.
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