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Cannelton is a small town of 1,404 people in Perry County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Owensboro, KY and 62 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $726 a month.
1,404people
$86kTypical home
$726/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,404
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 947 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (865 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to OWB airport
- 57 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 489 ft
- 498 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+30 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