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Birdseye is a tiny town of 263 people in Dubois County, Indiana. It's about 45 miles from Owensboro, KY and 58 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $650 a month.
263people
$103kTypical home
$650/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 263
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 414 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Louisville, KY
- 45 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$652/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to OWB airport
- 53 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dubois County: R+42 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