MatthewsIN
A town of 501.
501 people, and everyone knows the way
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- Auston Matthews could be headed to the Flyers in this shocking trade predictionEditor In Leaf · Oct 1
- Hall of Fame Royals broadcaster Denny Matthews celebrates calling his 8,000th gamekcur.org · Oct 1
- Ducks' Radko Gudas gets 5-game ban for kneeing Auston MatthewsABC30 Fresno · Sep 30
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Matthews. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Matthews
Most working residents leave Matthews for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Marion (16%), Upland (15%) and Muncie (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Matthews has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Matthews is
Matthews beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Matthews | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.3% |
Homes in Matthews sell for about $129K
The median sale price was $129,000 in May 2026.
98% of working residents leave Matthews for work
Where Matthews’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Matthews
Town in Indiana, United States
Matthews is a town in Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana, United States, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 494 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 494
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- ZIP code
- 46957
- Area code
- 765