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Butler is a small town of 2,660 people in DeKalb County, Indiana. It's about 27 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 112 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $785 a month.
2,660people
$108kTypical home
$785/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
33"Snow
210Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,660
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,310 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Detroit, MI
- 27 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$679/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to FWA airport
- 95 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+47 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk