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Indiana›DeKalb County

St. JoeIN

A town of 429, settled in 1906.

Is St. Joe a good place to live?

5.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in St. Joe, against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. St. Joe has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

429 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Concord TownshipSpencer TownshipConcord TownshipSpencer TownshipSt. Joe
Getting set up

Moving to St. Joe: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Joe, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerIndiana Michigan Power17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSt. Joe Water Department4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Joe’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDeKalb County Eastern Community School DistrictWhich 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 hereDeKalb County Circuit Court ClerkDeKalb County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code4678546785 100%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 St. Joe.

Work & commute

Most of St. Joe’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave St. 13% of St. Joe residents live below the poverty line, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Joe for work: only 0% work in town.

0%work in town
St. JoeIndiana townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line13%10%9.6%
Average trip to work26 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In St. Joe0%
Fort Wayne26%
Auburn9%
Butler8%
Spencer Township4%
17 mi
median commute distance
24
jobs based in St. Joe
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

St. Joe has four seasons and pleasant summers

St. Joe has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in St. Joe, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing

The typical home in St. Joe is valued at about $296K

The typical St. Typical home values rose 13% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in St. Joe is $805 a month.

$296KZillow home value
St. JoeIndiana townsU.S. towns
Median rent$805 a month$947 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home78%76%73%

Typical home value

St. Joe$296K
Indiana$257K
+13.4%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

How healthy St. Joe is

42% of adults have obesity in St. Joe. Joe beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults binge drink in St. Joe.

St. JoeIndiana townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%39%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%16%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)26%26%23%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)11%13%12%
32 measures vs. Indiana
4 better28 too close to call0 worse
What stands outSt. JoeIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.3%8.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.5%14.7%
Parkview Dekalb Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Nearby attractions

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and 6 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Joe. Close and well known come first.

All 15 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Joe

16pages on St. Joe
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of St. Joe; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave St. Joe for work

Where St. Joe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 26% 9% → Auburn Auburn 9% 8% → Butler Butler 8% 4% → Spencer Township Spencer Township 4% 4% → Garrett Garrett 4% 4% → Angola Angola 4% St. Joe · 0% stay
24jobs based in St. Joe
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Joe

Town in Indiana, United States

Saint Joe is a town in Concord Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 460 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
820 ft
ZIP code
46785

Questions about St. Joe

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Joe, IN a good place to live?

St. Joe has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.