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Anderson is a mid-size city of 55,367 people in Madison County, Indiana. It's about 17 miles from Muncie, IN and 32 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $925 a month.
55,367people
$119kTypical home
$925/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
216Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,367
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,329 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 17 mi to Muncie, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,818 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to IND airport
- 41 mi to IND (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 481 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+27 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