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Carmel is a mid-size city of 101,651 people in Hamilton County, Indiana. It's about 13 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $487k and rent runs about $2k a month.
101,651people
$487kTypical home
$1,712/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
21"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 101,651
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,071 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 13 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $487k (≈$3,070/mo)
- Median rent $1,712/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (678 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to IND airport
- 19 mi to IND (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 150 bars within 25 mi
- 337 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+6 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