St. Joseph County, Indiana: roof stress score 57.7 of 100

St. Joseph County ranks #402 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #2 of 23 in Indiana. St. Joseph County homes: 85.5% predate 2000, median year 1968. Hail in St. Joseph County (1 inch or more): 2.0 days a year. Permits in St. Joseph County ran 30.2 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 57.7

InputSt. Joseph CountyMedianStress percentileIn IN
Homes built before 2000 85.5%80.4% 67 76
Severe hail days per year 2.02.0 50 83
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 30.235.5 55 76

Average of 67, 50 and 55: 57.7

St. Joseph County on age: only 14.5% of homes date from 2000 or later. St. Joseph County on hail: 16 severe days over 8 full years, 4 at the 2014 peak. St. Joseph County on building: 30.2 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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St. Joseph County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

St. Joseph County homes by decade built

118,329 housing units by decade built 18.2% pre-1940 8.6% 1940s 15.4% 1950s 10.1% 1960s 12.8% 1970s 9.6% 1980s 10.8% 1990s 8.6% 2000s 5.2% 2010s 0.6% 2020+
118,329 housing units by decade built
pre-194018.2%
1940s8.6%
1950s15.4%
1960s10.1%
1970s12.8%
1980s9.6%
1990s10.8%
2000s8.6%
2010s5.2%
2020+0.6%

118,329 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 18.2%. Before 1980: 65.1%. Since 2010: 5.9%.

New-home permits in St. Joseph County

3,574 single-family permits by year 258 14 291 15 223 16 345 17 329 18 323 19 286 20 361 21 278 22 233 23 270 24 377 25
3,574 single-family permits by year
14258
15291
16223
17345
18329
19323
20286
21361
22278
23233
24270
25377

St. Joseph County issued 3,574 single-family permits, equal to 3.0% of its 118,329 housing units. Pace: about 293 a year lately, level with 257 a year at the start. Peak: 377 permits in 2025.

Severe hail days in St. Joseph County, by year

St. Joseph County severe days per year 4 14 3 15 2 17 3 19 1 21 0 22 2 23 1 24
St. Joseph County severe days per year
144
153
172
193
211
220
232
241

* partial year. St. Joseph County: severe days in 7 of 8 full years (worst: 2014, 4 days).

Map of 36 hail reports in St. Joseph County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

St. Joseph County among Indiana counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Vigo County59.984.4%1.711.5+2.2
St. Joseph County57.785.5%2.030.2+0.0

2 published. St. Joseph County on the Indiana map

Counties scoring near 57.7

CountyRankScoreGap
Pottawattamie County, IA#35460.0+2.3
Vigo County, IN#35859.9+2.2
Jefferson County, CO#36559.5+1.8
Hall County, NE#40457.3-0.4
Sedgwick County, KS#40557.3-0.4
Tom Green County, TX#42356.7-1.0

Why St. Joseph County lands at 57.7

St. Joseph County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 67th percentile. Age stands at 67, hail at 50, renewal at 55. Your house may differ: the score of St. Joseph County is not a verdict on one roof.

St. Joseph County next steps

  1. Check an address in St. Joseph County: hail check.
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  3. St. Joseph County roofers we list: South Bend.

St. Joseph County data: NOAA (16 severe days), Census ACS (118,329 homes), Census BPS (3,574 permits). Method, limits and common questions