Howe is a community in LaGrange County, Indiana, home to about 1,092 people across 1.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 46746.
Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Howe. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)80 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL114 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Howe; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Howe had 610 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2010.
It’s the 331st largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
LaGrange County grew from 15,284 residents in 1900 to 40,446 in 2020.
LaGrange County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lagrange, IN weather station (6 miles away).
13,799 jobs at 977 businesses in LaGrange County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Howe.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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