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Advance is a tiny town of 390 people in Boone County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
390people
$165kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
222Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- Part of a metro area
- About 662 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 29 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (881 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to IND airport
- 26 mi to IND (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+16 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk