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Commiskey is a tiny town of 139 people in Jennings County, Indiana. It's about 28 miles from Columbus, IN and 48 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $988 a month.
139people
$165kTypical home
$988/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Louisville, KY
- 28 mi to Columbus, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (363 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SDF airport
- 48 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jennings County: R+59 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.