Living in Anoka, IN
Anoka is a tiny town of 398 people in Cass County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Kokomo, IN and 66 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $12k and rent runs about $940 a month.
398people
$12kTypical home
$940/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
221Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 398
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,694 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 20 mi to Kokomo, IN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $12k (≈$76/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LAF airport
- 70 mi to IND (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+46 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.