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A town of 2,790. A regional job hub with 2,278 jobs.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,790
+3.4% since 2010
Typical home
$295K
+7.4% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
46.1
years
Jobs based here
2,278
A job hub

What makes Lagrange stand out

The 3 things Lagrange does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 2,086 people come to Lagrange for work

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

5% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 5% 5% → Middlebury Middlebury 5% 5% → Elkhart Elkhart 5% 4% → Clay Clay 4% 4% → Bloomfield Bloomfield 4% 4% → Goshen Goshen 4% Lagrange · 17% stay
2,278jobs based in Lagrange
17%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Ordered by what stands out in Lagrange. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Lagrange

Most working residents leave Lagrange for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (5%), Middlebury (5%) and Elkhart (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

17%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lagrange17%
Fort Wayne5%
Middlebury5%
Elkhart5%
Clay4%
14 mi
median commute distance
2,278
jobs based in Lagrange
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

1.1% of Lagrange is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

1.1%conserved
1.1%
conserved · 12 of 1,137 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
#43
most walkable in IN
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Bruce Brown Memorial Park0.3 mi5
2. LaGrange Town Park—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns

Lagrange beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outLagrangeIN
More uninsured adults13%8.9%
More adults with COPD10.8%8.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.7%15.4%
Parkview Lagrange Hospital
0.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
10th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Lagrange home is worth about $295K

The typical Lagrange home is worth about $295,000, up 7.4% in a year, 13% above the Indiana typical home.

$295KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lagrange$295K
Indiana$260K
+7.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns

Lagrange reports less crime per resident than 88% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

ASafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Lagrange0.7
Indiana3
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Lagrange4.7
Indiana12.5
U.S.15.5
88th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
90th
percentile among IN towns
2
violent crimes reported in 2025
13
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
3
paid flood claims since 2006
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Lagrange has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–34°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–62°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Im-iumed-iph-Curtiss Oriole-1922-v25n1p7g1
1922 · Im-iumed-iph-Curtiss Oriole-1922-v25n1p7g1 · Wikimedia Commons
Lagrange’s story

Lagrange in pictures

9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Lagrange-indiana-muralLaGrange County CourthouseLaGrange, Indiana
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About Lagrange

Town in Indiana, United States

Official town website ↗

LaGrange is a town in and the county seat of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,625 at the 2010 census.

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

Population
2,715
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
932 ft
ZIP code
46761
Area code
260

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