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Brooklyn is a small town of 2,570 people in Morgan County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,570people
$178kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,570
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,596 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 20 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to IND airport
- 13 mi to IND (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 656 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 796 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+54 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.