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Attica is a small town of 3,238 people in Fountain County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Lafayette, IN and 68 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $802 a month.
3,238people
$118kTypical home
$802/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
224Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,238
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,737 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 22 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LAF airport
- 64 mi to IND (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fountain County: R+60 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk