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Brownsville is a tiny town of 222 people in Union County, Indiana. It's about 42 miles from Muncie, IN and 45 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $760 a month.
222people
$114kTypical home
$760/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
218Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 222
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 902 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 42 mi to Muncie, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to DAY airport
- 46 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+56 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.