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Benton is a tiny town of 384 people in Elkhart County, Indiana. It's about 16 miles from Elkhart, IN and 100 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $1k a month.
384people
$146kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
41"Snow
206Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- Part of a metro area
- About 403 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$921/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (615 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SBN airport
- 96 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 317 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elkhart County: R+32 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High 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.