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Boston is a tiny town of 246 people in Wayne County, Indiana. It's about 35 miles from Dayton, OH and 45 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $923 a month.
246people
$76kTypical home
$923/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
220Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 246
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,134 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 35 mi to Dayton, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$476/mo)
- Median rent $923/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (621 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DAY airport
- 49 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.