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Beaver Dam is a tiny town of 143 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 41 miles from Elkhart, IN and 92 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $1k a month.
143people
$151kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
31"Snow
206Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 349 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 41 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$954/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to FWA airport
- 97 mi to IND (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.