Living in Andrews, IN
Andrews is a small town of 1,038 people in Huntington County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 80 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $692 a month.
1,038people
$91kTypical home
$692/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
26"Snow
216Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,038
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,637 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 29 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to FWA airport
- 87 mi to IND (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huntington County: R+48 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk