IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Argos, IN
Argos is a small town of 1,802 people in Marshall County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from South Bend, IN and 85 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $946 a month.
1,802people
$129kTypical home
$946/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
45"Snow
210Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
Is Argos right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,802
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,401 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to South Bend, IN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (232 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SBN airport
- 86 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+43 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk