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41.41° N · 85.67° W · GEOID 1821178

Enchanted Hills

Noble County, Indiana · part of the Kendallville, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

IndianaEnchanted Hills, INEnchanted HillsEnchanted Hills

The short answer

Enchanted Hills is home to 1,039 people. Median household income is $64,625 a year and median rent is $1,131 a month, 21.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $197,000, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,131
17% below the median place
Median household income
$64,625
20% below the median place
Median home value
$197,000
38% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Enchanted Hills

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $160 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Indiana places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 98 Indiana places.
  • 32% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 106 Indiana places.
  • The median resident is 52.4 years old, older than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • Between the 2022 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 2.4% a year while rent rose -1.9%, so pay gained on rent more than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Enchanted Hills

Noble County gains about 8.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,329
Moved out1,967
Net+362

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$53K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Noble County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Noble County report $57,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$45,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,131 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $971 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $197,000.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 4.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Tucson Estates, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$52,956
25% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
8.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEnchanted HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.5%13% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure8.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$57,01419% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$52,95625% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $971, 48% below the median place.

Enchanted Hills21.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.0%
3% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
20% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$51,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$971
48% below the median place
Vacant homes1
32.1%
354% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$925
72% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureEnchanted HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,13117% below
Rent to income121.0%3% above
Property tax rate10.5%48% below
Home price to income13.0x20% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,02337% below
HUD area median income3County figure$86,70019% below
Property tax paid (median)1$92572% below
Median home value1$197,00038% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.0%8% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure54.3%5% above
Homeownership181.3%22% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.3%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$97148% below
Vacant homes132.1%354% above
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$29,930
25% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEnchanted HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$64,62520% below
Income per person1$29,93025% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$51,82821% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.6%30% below
Jobs5County figure16,75789% below
Poverty rate1County figure9.2%15% below
Mean commute126 min6% above
Works from home1County figure4.6%63% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 52.4, 34% above the median place.

Median age1
52.4
34% above the median place
High school or higher1
84.5%
9% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.6%
4% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureEnchanted HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0396646th largest
Median age152.434% above
Bachelor's or higher125.4%21% below
High school or higher184.5%9% below
Household size12.51% above
Born abroad1County figure6.0%31% below
No health insurance1County figure12.6%97% above
Homes with broadband188.6%4% below
05

Life in Enchanted Hills

16 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.3 −31%
Shops27.0 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.9 −54%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.3 −49%
Child care centers1.3 −43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
10.3
49% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.3
43% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.9
54% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEnchanted HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1567% above
Public school students10County figure6,63235% above
Students per teacher10County figure14.65% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure14.331% below
Shops per 10k7County figure27.011% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure1.954% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure10.349% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.343% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure1623% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 28.5, 68% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Enchanted Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
28.5
68% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
44.2
52% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
16.6
73% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureEnchanted HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure83°F4% below
January average low11County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature11County figure50°F10% below
Annual precipitation11County figure37.8 in14% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure44.252% below
Hurricane risk12County figure30.457% below
Tornado risk12County figure74.59% below
Wildfire risk12County figure16.673% below
Heat wave risk12County figure28.568% below
08

Enchanted Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,131/mo (2024)$1,400/mo$1,150 to $1,710/mo+3.6%
Median household income$64,625 (2024)$81,000$68,500 to $95,500+3.8%
Median home value$197,000 (2024)$266,000$193,000 to $366,000+5.1%

The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Enchanted Hills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Tucson Estates, AZ$1,248$66,582Compare
South Brooksville, FL$1,260$61,196Compare
Foley, AL$1,242$66,336Compare
Exeter, PA$981$57,639Compare
Exeter, PAFoley, ALSouth Brooksville, FLTucson Estates, AZEnchanted Hills, INEnchanted HillsTucson EstatesSouth BrooksvilleFoleyExeterEnchanted HillsTucson EstatesSouth BrooksvilleFoleyExeter

Common questions

Is Enchanted Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $160 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Indiana places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 98 Indiana places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Enchanted Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $197,000.

What salary do you need to live in Enchanted Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Enchanted Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Tucson Estates, AZ, South Brooksville, FL, Foley, AL and Exeter, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Enchanted Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Enchanted Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/enchanted-hills-indiana

Citytistics. “Enchanted Hills, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/enchanted-hills-indiana/

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