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Brownsburg is a small city of 31,215 people in Hendricks County, Indiana. It's about 13 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
31,215people
$309kTypical home
$1,486/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
222Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,215
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,836 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 13 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,951/mo)
- Median rent $1,486/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (684 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to IND airport
- 9 mi to IND (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,239 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 312 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hendricks County: R+22 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk