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Batesville is a big small town of 7,282 people in Ripley County, Indiana. It's about 38 miles from Columbus, IN and 39 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $847 a month.
7,282people
$225kTypical home
$847/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
218Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,282
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,182 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 38 mi to Columbus, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,421/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CVG airport
- 34 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 971 ft
- 427 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ripley County: R+62 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk