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Alford is a tiny town of 210 people in Pike County, Indiana. It's about 38 miles from Evansville, IN and 90 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $739 a month.
210people
$134kTypical home
$739/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
230Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Louisville, KY
- 38 mi to Evansville, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$845/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to EVV airport
- 85 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 515 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+55 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.