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Boswell is a tiny town of 794 people in Benton County, Indiana. It's about 28 miles from Lafayette, IN and 83 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $735 a month.
794people
$105kTypical home
$735/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
17"Snow
224Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 794
- Part of a metro area
- About 898 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 28 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LAF airport
- 79 mi to IND (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+47 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk