SweetserIN
A town of 1,061. A typical home worth about $188K.
What makes Sweetser stand out
The thing Sweetser does most differently from other towns.
1,061 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sweetser’s report card
Now in Sweetser
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Life in Sweetser
I was thinking about what makes our little town of Sweetser so special and I realized that with our median household income being about the US average, we…
Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sweetser. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Sweetser
Most working residents leave Sweetser for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Marion (31%), Fort Wayne (4%) and Gas City (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Sweetser home is worth about $188K
The typical Sweetser home is worth about $188,000, up 3.9% in a year, 28% below the Indiana typical home.
Typical home value
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sweetser has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Sweetser beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Sweetser | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.3% |
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
Sweetser has shrunk 12.5% since 2010
1,229 people in 2010; 1,061 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
About Sweetser
Town in Indiana, United States
Sweetser is a town in Franklin, Pleasant and Richland townships, Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sweetser had a population of 1,075.
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- Population
- 1,075
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
- ZIP code
- 46987
- Area code
- 765