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Sparta Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $160K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Kendallville area’s $72K median household income. It grades B− overall, 348th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 84% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Sparta Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 23 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Stone's Trace is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Sparta Township beats most towns.
Where Sparta Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Sparta Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sparta 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Sparta Township.
15% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Sparta Township. Sparta Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 77% of adults had a checkup this year in Sparta Township.
| Sparta Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sparta Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by West Noble School Corporation. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is West Noble High School, with 742 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Noble Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 627 | C |
| West Noble High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 742 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,128 working residents takes 33.7 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Sparta Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Sparta Township fell to 548 in 2023, 55 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (9%), Goshen (8%) and Ligonier (6%).
| Sparta Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sparta Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sparta Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kimmell Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sparta Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Sparta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Sparta Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,776 (down from 2,924 at 2010) and it contained 1,128 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Sparta Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Township | #348 | B− | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| York Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Perry Township | #428 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Turkey Creek Township | #317 | B | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Kimmell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
York Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sparta Township, York Township, Washington Township, Perry Township and Turkey Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Kimmell isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sparta Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sparta Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #348 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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+.
