LaGrange
Indiana

What stands out

If you had to describe LaGrange County in numbers, start here: the uninsured rate is among the highest in America (31.3%), high-school completion is among the lowest in America (61%), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Indiana it ranks 1st of 92 counties for the uninsured rate.

Where you are

You live in LaGrange County, Indiana. 40,364 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -337).

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 $81,658 a year, higher than 89% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $53,284. Unemployment runs 2.2%, lower than 93% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 21 minutes each way.

Indiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,409 a year.

Home

The median home costs $346K, pricier than 78% of American counties, about 2.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $840 a month. Property tax is 0.55% of home value, roughly $1,262 a year on that median home, lower than 83% of American counties. 83% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, higher than 75% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 78.6 years, longer than 81% of American counties. There are 17 active physicians in the county, about 4.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 5.0 of 5 stars. 31.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.18 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 84% of American counties. 61% 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. 41% 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 50°F, highs near 60 and lows near 40, colder than 75% of American counties. About 33 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 53 out of 100, riskier than 53% of American counties; the county has had 12 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 184 Mbps down, slower than 57% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.