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Ardmore is a small town of 1,810 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It's about 3 miles from South Bend, IN and 71 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,810people
$143kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
210Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,810
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,196 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to South Bend, IN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 18% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to SBN airport
- 74 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 457 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Joseph County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk