Plymouth is a small city of 10,000 people in Marshall County, Indiana. It’s best known for hosting the annual Marshall County Blueberry Festival, which attracts an estimated 500,000 attendees each Labor Day weekend for sporting events, live entertainment and lots of blueberry-flavored treats. The rest of the year, Plymouth is a simple farming community, attracting residents with its rural feel and small-town sense of community. “I live on 5-acres, and I love the country feel of everything,” says resident and Realtor Morgan Katzenberger. “You can drive anywhere in Plymouth and find a roadside egg stand or veggie stand. It’s an up-and-coming community, but we still know and appreciate our roots, support each other and support small businesses. There’s a lot of internal community support being from a smaller town.” In addition to the city's agricultural roots, today Plymouth is also known as a major manufacturer and distribution hub, thanks in part to its location near major interstates, railways and airlines. Seven major companies, including American Containers Inc. and Zentis North America, LLC, a food transport company, have their headquarters based in Plymouth, and the city is also less than 125 miles, or about a 2 hours' drive, from Indianapolis.
The Italianate and Renaissance Revival Marshall County Courthouse overlooks Plymouth.
Plymouth is a rural community with many modern day amenities such as Woodbury Golf Course.
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The best of both worlds for buyers in Plymouth
“In town, there’s a lot of housing options,” Katzenberger says. “There’s lots of new development happening, whether that’s subdivisions or apartment rentals. When it comes to country living and acreage, there’s a lot of farmland around here and rural areas, people living on 20-plus acres. It’s the best of both worlds.” Plymouth features ranch-style, farmhouse and New Traditional homes with a median price of $225,000, which is about $180,000 below the national median. “The values for homes are really good, but there are still a lot of options for first-time homebuyers too,” Katzenberger says.
Contemporary frame ranches and new traditionals dot the streets of Plymouth.
Farmland surrounds new traditional and apartment subdivisions in Plymouth.
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Auto Park Sports Complex, LifePlex and the Susan Bardwell Aquatic Complex
Plymouth has nine community parks, one public rec center and one public pool. Auto Park Sports Complex is a 30,000-square-foot indoor sports center with basketball, volleyball and pickleball courts. LifePlex is a gym with an indoor pool, basketball court and fitness lessons. The Susan Bardwell Aquatic Center has an indoor pool with open swim times and lessons.
Auto Park Sports Complex is an indoor sports center that also hosts events in Plymouth.
Visit the modern Susan Bardwell Aquatic Center in Plymouth year round.
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Plymouth Community School Corporation and Marian University’s Ancilla College
The Plymouth Community School Corporation earns a B-plus rating from Niche and serves nearly 3,200 students. The district operates four public elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. Plymouth also has two private school options: St. Michael Catholic School for preschoolers through eighth graders and Grace Baptist Christian School for preschool through high school aged students. Marian University’s Ancilla College is also located in Plymouth and offers eight unique degree programs, including in the areas of agriculture, nursing and education.
St. Michael's Catholic School is a private school in Plymouth serving K-12 students.
Plymouth High School is a public school with football, soccer and track teams in Plymouth.
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Dining in downtown Plymouth
“Downtown Plymouth has a lot of classic character and charm with mostly original buildings,” Katzenberger says. “There are a lot of smaller family-owned businesses, like boutiques, floral stores, jewelry stores. It’s a good mix. There are a couple of staple restaurants that have been here for a while.” She recommends The Brass Rail, a cozy bar and grill serving steak and seafood options, and Mila’s Mini Market, a family-owned Mexican restaurant. “It’s really small, but man, their food is good,” she says. Opie’s Deli & Office offers a flexible space for patrons to enjoy a meal or get some work done. “We’ve even had real estate meetings in there,” Katzenberger says.
The charm of Christo's Family Dining in Plymouth is seen in both the food and building style.
Opie's Deli & Office in downtown Plymouth has a classic small-town feel.
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Weather and the Plymouth Police Department
Plymouth typically experiences high temperatures in the 80s in the summer and lows in the teens throughout the winter. Plymouth does experience issues with flooding, especially those communities that fall along the Yellow River.
FBI data shows that the Plymouth Police Department has seen a steady decrease in property crime since 2017, while its violent crime rate has remained about the same.
U.S. Route 30, Marshall County Public Transit and the Fort Wayne International Airport
Plymouth is located 68 miles northwest of Fort Wayne and 95 miles southeast of Chicago. U.S. Route 30 runs east to west through Plymouth and U.S. Route 31 runs north to south, just east of the city limits. The county does not offer widespread public transportation options, but the Marshall County Council on Aging does provide on-demand door to door bus service for destinations within two hours of the city including South Bend, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. When traveling out of town, residents typically fly out of the Fort Wayne International Airport, 73 miles southeast.
Marshall County Blueberry Festival
Each Labor Day weekend, Plymouth hosts the Marshall County Blueberry Festival, a free four-day celebration of Marshall County’s agricultural history — in the late '60s Marshall County was responsible for one third of the state's blueberry production. Today, the festival combines sports competitions for kids and adults with an antique car show, a 5K and 15K, a parade and live performances. “It’s bigger and better every year,” Katzenberger says. She notes that visitors can try a variety of blueberry-flavored treats like pie, ice cream and cheesecake and that the festival raises funds for scholarships and local organizations. The star of the show is Blueberry Hank, a mascot designed by a Marshall County art teacher in the 1970s. “Kids love Hank,” Katzenberger says. “They do different scavenger hunts throughout the year where they hide him in different businesses, and kids try to find him.”
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