Living in Centerville, IN
Centerville is a small town of 2,772 people in Wayne County, Indiana. It's about 33 miles from Muncie, IN and 54 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $839 a month.
2,772people
$149kTypical home
$839/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,772
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 791 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 33 mi to Muncie, IN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$941/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (621 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DAY airport
- 56 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+33 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk