Living in Boonville, IN
Boonville is a big small town of 6,702 people in Warrick County, Indiana. It's about 14 miles from Evansville, IN and 90 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 $162k and rent runs about $873 a month.
6,702people
$162kTypical home
$873/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
230Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,702
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,169 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Louisville, KY
- 14 mi to Evansville, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,024/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (447 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to EVV airport
- 85 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 298 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warrick County: R+30 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk