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Clarks Hill is a tiny town of 700 people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It's about 13 miles from Lafayette, IN and 45 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $887 a month.
700people
$94kTypical home
$887/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
221Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 700
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,574 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 13 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,392 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LAF airport
- 43 mi to IND (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tippecanoe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.