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Austin is a small town of 3,818 people in Scott County, Indiana. It's about 33 miles from Columbus, IN and 41 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $677 a month.
3,818people
$86kTypical home
$677/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,818
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,204 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Louisville, KY
- 33 mi to Columbus, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SDF airport
- 40 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 561 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk