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Brookston is a small town of 1,530 people in White County, Indiana. It's about 14 miles from Lafayette, IN and 68 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $969 a month.
1,530people
$159kTypical home
$969/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
19"Snow
221Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,530
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,318 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 14 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LAF airport
- 68 mi to IND (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+45 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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