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Living in Barbee, IN

Barbee is a small town of 1,464 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Elkhart, IN and 107 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,464people
$245kTypical home
$1,326/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
206Sunny days
149Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,464
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,364 people per sq mi
  • 107 mi to Indianapolis, IN
  • 30 mi to Elkhart, IN
  • 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $245k (≈$1,542/mo)
  • Median rent $1,326/mo
  • Median household income $85k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 10.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 83°F
  • Winter highs around 32°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
  • 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
  • 159 cloudy days a year
  • 57 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 149 days a year with rain or snow
  • 43" of snow a year
  • 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 20 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 37% of households have kids
  • 19% are 65 or older
  • 19% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 35 mi to FWA airport
  • 110 mi to GRR (major hub)
  • 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 76% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1965
  • 90% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 856 ft
  • 485 mi to the ocean
  • 63 mi to a big lake
  • 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 32 mi to the nearest ski area
  • Campground in town
  • 19 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 17 bars within 25 mi
  • 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 11 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 12 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 47% of Indiana districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 7 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 13 congregations per 10k people
  • 16 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
  • Indiana: R+19 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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