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Burket is a tiny town of 203 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 37 miles from Elkhart, IN and 96 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $950 a month.
203people
$109kTypical home
$950/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
32"Snow
206Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 203
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,859 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 37 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$690/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to FWA airport
- 101 mi to IND (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 494 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk