Henry County, Indiana - Quality of Life
LIVABILITY
- 8 city parks totaling 300 acres
- 5 golf courses
- Summit Lake State Park (2,550+ acres)
- Westwood Park Recreational Area (380 acres + 175 acre lake)
- Wilbur Wright State Fish & Wildlife Area
- Henry County Memorial Park
- 55 volunteer organizations
- Art Center & Art Park
- Historical Museum
- Wilbur Wright Birthplace & Interpretive Center
- Two theatre groups: Guyer Opera House & First Nighters
- Bundy Auditorium: 1,130 seat community venue
- World's largest high school fieldhouse
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum
- YMCA
- Public Library
- Festivals and parades, such as Farmer's Pike
HOUSING
- Homes available in the range of $40,000 - $300,000
- Median price of a home in New Castle is $60,000
- Home sales are brisk; turnover rate is three months
- A new record for building permits was set recently
- Several new subdivisions are being developed
HEALTH
- JCA accredited 110 bed hospital - Henry County Memorial
- 24-hour staffed Emergency Department
- PUC, ICU, CCU, Surgery and Maternity Units
- New $12 million Outpatient Service and Physician Center
- Services Include: Physical therapy, CT scanner, MRI, kidney stone lithotripsy, SPECT nuclear medicine, dedicated mammographic unit and ultrasound, speech, hearing, specialized clinics
- New multi-million dollar Medical Pavilion at Forest Ridge includes the Ball Cancer Center and Henry County Center for Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
EDUCATION
- 5 accredited county school districts: New Castle Community Schools, Blue River Valley Schools, Charles A. Beard Schools, Shenandoah School Corporation, South Henry Schools.
- Student/Teacher Ratio 15:1
- Above Average SATs
- New Castle Area Vocational School
- Special Education Programs
- Adult Continuing Education
- Henry County IU East Danielson Center - (New Castle)
- 30 minutes from Ball State University, Anderson University, Earlham College, IU East (Richmond), and several branches of Ivy Tech State College
Source: www.midwestdevelopment.org 2/11/07
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