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Bristol is a small town of 2,128 people in Elkhart County, Indiana. It's about 7 miles from Elkhart, IN and 86 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,128people
$230kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
40"Snow
206Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,128
- Part of a metro area
- About 401 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 7 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SBN airport
- 82 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elkhart County: R+32 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk