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Carbon is a tiny town of 238 people in Clay County, Indiana. It's about 17 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 53 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $940 a month.
238people
$120kTypical home
$940/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
228Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 238
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,597 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 17 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (678 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to IND airport
- 44 mi to IND (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.