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Beech Grove is a big small town of 14,913 people in Marion County, Indiana. It's about 5 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,913people
$183kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,337 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 5 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,106 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to IND airport
- 11 mi to IND (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,378 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 146 bars within 25 mi
- 352 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: D+28 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk