Living in Burrows, IN
Burrows is a tiny town of 138 people in Carroll County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Kokomo, IN and 65 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $890 a month.
138people
$94kTypical home
$890/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
19"Snow
221Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 138
- Part of a metro area
- About 361 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 25 mi to Kokomo, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 66
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LAF airport
- 67 mi to IND (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.