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Celestine is a tiny town of 422 people in Dubois County, Indiana. It's about 47 miles from Owensboro, KY and 63 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $834 a month.
422people
$220kTypical home
$834/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,002 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Louisville, KY
- 47 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,386/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 16% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to EVV airport
- 58 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dubois County: R+42 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
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.