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Clay City is a small town of 1,104 people in Clay County, Indiana. It's about 19 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 62 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,104people
$95kTypical home
$756/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
228Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,104
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,048 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 19 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$596/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to IND airport
- 53 mi to IND (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 581 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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