Living in Butlerville, IN
Butlerville is a tiny town of 231 people in Jennings County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Columbus, IN and 55 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $988 a month.
231people
$162kTypical home
$988/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
218Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 231
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 619 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 25 mi to Columbus, IN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (363 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CVG airport
- 45 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jennings County: R+59 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
- 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.