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Brazil is a big small town of 7,831 people in Clay County, Indiana. It's about 14 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 55 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $869 a month.
7,831people
$114kTypical home
$869/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
228Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,831
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,124 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 14 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,370 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to IND airport
- 46 mi to IND (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+57 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk