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Modoc vs Wingate 103 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+76% in Modoc) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Wingate).
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Modoc, IN A small town of 180 Indiana · 180 people
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
Modoc A small town of 180
Quiet strengths Modoc doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Wingate A small town of 296
Quiet strengths Wingate doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wingate →
The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Modoc $1,350 /mo
Typical home $224K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →
Wingate $1,260 /mo
Typical home $224K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · Housing →
The difference: $90 a month , about $1,100 a year , between Modoc and Wingate.
Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.
Life in each What daily life feels like in each The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Outdoors & history
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 103 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Modoc ↔ Wingate 103 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
180 Lowest 296 Highest
Median age
40.5 ±5.1 Lowest 6% above IN 42 ±15.6 Highest 10% above IN
Kids under 18
17.8% ±6.5 Highest IN: 23.3% 12.5% ±7.4 Lowest IN: 23.3%
Age 65+
10.6% ±16.7 Lowest IN: 16.8% 14.5% ±7.6 Highest IN: 16.8%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13% Highest IN: 29.5% 3.3% Lowest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.9% ±12.3 Highest IN: 5.8% 1.7% ±1.6 Lowest IN: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
$64,167 ±$30k Lowest 11% below IN $64,375 ±$21k Highest 11% below IN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$65,000 ±$11k Lowest 70% below IN $76,000 ±$24k Highest 65% below IN
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$746 ±$366 30% below IN —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$620 Highest 62% below IN $353 Lowest 78% below IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40% ±58.2 Highest IN: 48.1% 13.5% ±36.6 Lowest IN: 48.1%
Below poverty line
10.6% Lowest IN: 12.3% 13.2% Highest IN: 12.3%
Homeownersof occupied homes
68.8% Highest IN: 70.6% 67.8% Lowest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 38 yrs older than IN 1938 38 yrs older than IN
Average commuteone way
28 min Lowest 16% above IN 35 min Highest 45% above IN
Work from home
8.1% ±13.3 Highest IN: 10.7% 2.4% ±3 Lowest IN: 10.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
19.3 mi Lowest 20.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.18 Lowest 0.46 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Richmond (11%) Lafayette (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Wingate Few work in Modoc
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
106 Lowest 125 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Modoc Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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