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Brownstown is a small town of 3,040 people in Jackson County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Columbus, IN and 54 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $658 a month.
3,040people
$147kTypical home
$658/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,040
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,878 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Louisville, KY
- 24 mi to Columbus, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$924/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (433 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SDF airport
- 52 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk