Dearborn
Indiana

What stands out

If you had to describe Dearborn County in numbers, start here: the school test score is in the top 4% of American counties (3.51 where 3.0 is grade level), homeownership is in the top 6% of American counties (83%), and the median household income is in the top 12% of American counties ($80,352). Within Indiana it ranks 16th of 92 counties for the school test score.

Where you are

You live in Dearborn County, Indiana. 50,709 people live here with you. The population grew 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +498).

Indiana has a flat income tax just under 3% and most counties add their own income tax on top, typically 1% to 2.5%. Property taxes are capped by the state constitution at 1% of assessed value for homesteads. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and the Chicago suburbs in Lake County account for most of the growth; the rest of the state is affordable and slow-changing.

Money

The typical household here brings in $80,352 a year, higher than 88% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $50,978. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 80% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 28 minutes each way.

Indiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,370 a year.

Home

The median home costs $333K, pricier than 76% of American counties, about 2.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $888 a month. Property tax is 0.76% of home value, roughly $1,597 a year on that median home, lower than 59% of American counties. 83% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.7 per 1,000 residents, lower than 63% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 22 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.6 years, longer than 59% of American counties. There are 44 active physicians in the county, about 8.7 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 5.0 of 5 stars. 7.1% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.41 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 96% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 59 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 66% of eligible voters turned out. Under Indiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 54°F, highs near 65 and lows near 44, colder than 55% of American counties. About 49 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 47 out of 100, safer than 53% of American counties; the county has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 245 Mbps down, faster than 72% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.