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SheetIN-KENDALLVILLE-IN · Kendallville, IN 10,094 pop · income 37th pct · 10 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Kendallville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Kendallville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Wabash · lowest
54,199
Wabash · lowest
54,199 median HH income
34.8% of the leader · rank #1
Tomahawk · near
60,905
Tomahawk · near
60,905 median HH income
39.2% of the leader · rank #2
St. Clair · near
60,908
St. Clair · near
60,908 median HH income
39.2% of the leader · rank #3
Kendallville · this city
60,909
Kendallville · this city
60,909 median HH income
39.2% of the leader · rank #4
Weeki Wachee… · near
60,909
Weeki Wachee… · near
60,909 median HH income
39.2% of the leader · rank #5
Springwater · near
60,909
Springwater · near
60,909 median HH income
39.2% of the leader · rank #6
Waldwick · highest
155,526
Waldwick · highest
155,526 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Kendallville on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 10,094.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Kendallville - the verdict
Kendallville ranks in the 37th percentile for household income and the 68th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
37th
percentile, household income
21st
percentile, home value
27th
percentile, median rent
68th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Kendallville, IN
Kendallville is a small town in Indiana, home to 10,094 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Kendallville brings in $60,909 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 15.5%. Typical homes in Kendallville are valued around $130,600, and the median resident age is 40.6 years. 12.0% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 54.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 30 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 36% from five years earlier. Kendallville reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 909.2 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Indiana at 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,096 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $235 across Indiana, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Kendallville report an average commute of 22.8 minutes, with 78.8% driving alone and 5.1% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 45.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Kendallville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to within-city variation to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to schools and households to population change to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Kendallville, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Kendallville?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 909.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 60% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
What can 10 Census tracts reveal inside Kendallville?
PlainCities matches 10 Census tracts to this city.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
What does the journey to work look like in Kendallville?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 22.8 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Which cities make useful reference points for Kendallville?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Indiana, the closest population matches are Bargersville (10,163 residents, $104,160 income); Columbia City (9,975 residents, $65,000 income); Sellersburg (10,215 residents, $69,851 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Wood-Ridge, NJ (10,094 residents); Bardmoor, FL (10,095 residents); Spring Valley Lake, CA (10,098 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Kendallville?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 5 public schools within the city match. 12.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
15.5%
Bachelor's degree+
12.0%
Matched public schools
5
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Is Kendallville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +109 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 30 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
10,262
2025 estimate
10,371
Period change
+1.1%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in Kendallville?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 15.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
2.1×
Home value
$130,600
Household income
$60,909
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Below median income · poverty 15.5% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
93.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average
F
City profile score · Kendallville, IN
39/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B
93.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime D
205 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$60,909
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
15.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
12.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Kendallville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 72/100 (B) · 93.3 index
Violent crime: 47/100 (D) · 205 /100k
Household income: 36/100 (F) · $60,909
Poverty rate: 22/100 (F) · 15.5%
Bachelor's+ share: 12/100 (F) · 12.0%
Where Kendallville sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Kendallville's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Kendallville highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Kendallville, IN (this city): home $130,600, crime 909/100k
Wood-Ridge, NJ : home $532,900, crime 603/100k
Hull, MA : home $606,100, crime 727/100k
Waldwick, NJ : home $576,200, crime 368/100k
Independence, OR : home $345,200, crime 1,238/100k
Bargersville, IN : home $405,100, crime 484/100k
Columbia City, IN : home $184,300, crime 992/100k
Decatur, IN : home $132,900, crime 846/100k
How does Kendallville compare to other US cities?
Kendallville measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income37% higher than other cities
Home value21% pricier than other cities
Median rent27% pricier than other cities
Safety68% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Indiana, Kendallville ranks #49 of 110 Indiana cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Kendallville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Indiana-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Kendallville near the bottom of Indiana's cities
Among the 850 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Kendallville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Kendallville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#414 of 766
46th percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 850
0th percentile in Indiana
Median Home Value
#401 of 771
48th percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#148 of 849
83rd percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#525 of 850
38th percentile in Indiana
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
37th percentile nationally for median household income · 68th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Kendallville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Kendallville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Kendallville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$130,600Among the most affordablemore affordable than 79% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Kendallville's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#2,198 of 15,516
More affordable than 86% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#114 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.1×, Kendallville sits in the affordable band:
national rank #2,198 of 15,516 and #114 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$60,909Kendallville, IN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Kendallville, IN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Kendallville, IN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)12.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)15.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)54.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
10,094
Median Income
$60,909
Median Home Value
$130,600
Median Age
40.6
Poverty Rate
15.5%
Labor force participation
54.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
12.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
909.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
205.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
703.9
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Kendallville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
10,262 residents
2021
10,229 residents
2022
10,209 residents
2023
10,279 residents
2024
10,368 residents
2025
10,371 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
30
housing units authorized
Single-Family
30
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
22
22
0
$3.6M
2020
25
25
0
$4.1M
2021
28
28
0
$4.6M
2022
27
27
0
$4.4M
2023
26
26
0
$4.2M
2024
30
30
0
$4.9M
Permit volume increased 36% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
22.8 minutes
Drive Alone
78.8%
Carpool
13.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.0%
Work from Home
5.1%
Other
1.4%
Based on 4,431 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Indiana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $235
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Indiana at $235 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Indiana statewide averages, not a meter reading for Kendallville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Indiana's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Kendallville is $1,096/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Indiana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Indiana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Kendallville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Kendallville compares to similar-size Indiana cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.