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BrookIN

A town of 900. A typical home worth about $175K.

Population
900
−5.8% since 2010
Typical home
$175K
+1.3% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
34.6
years
Jobs based here
89
A commuter town

What makes Brook stand out

The 2 things Brook does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

900 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brook

Most working residents leave Brook for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Kentland (10%), Goodland (8%) and Rensselaer (7%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brook2%
Kentland10%
Goodland8%
Rensselaer7%
Lafayette7%
26 mi
median commute distance
89
jobs based in Brook
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Brook home is worth about $175K

The typical Brook home is worth about $175,000, up 1.3% in a year, 33% below the Indiana typical home.

$175KZillow home value

Typical home value

Brook$175K
Indiana$260K
+1.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Brook has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
5
paid flood claims since 1986
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Brook is

Brook beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outBrookIN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth22.3%15.4%
More uninsured adults12.4%8.9%
More adults in fair or poor health25.2%20.6%
Franciscan Health Rensselaer
15.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Brook is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 439 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Brook Town Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Brook for work

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

10% → Kentland Kentland 10% 8% → Goodland Goodland 8% 7% → Rensselaer Rensselaer 7% 7% → Lafayette Lafayette 7% 5% → Remington Remington 5% 3% → Iroquois Iroquois 3% Brook · 2% stay
89jobs based in Brook
2%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Brook P6280086
2009 · Brook P6280086 · Wikimedia Commons
Brook’s story

Brook in pictures

18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

McKinley Park P6280098Main Street (Brook) P5160110117, 119. 121 Main 19-07-12 (may be Warner or Castle Hall) 168
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About Brook

Town in Indiana, United States

Official town website ↗

Brook is a town in Iroquois Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Brook had a population of 939.

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

Population
939
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
653 ft
ZIP code
47922
Area code
219

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