Living in Connersville, IN
Connersville is a big small town of 13,109 people in Fayette County, Indiana. It's about 40 miles from Muncie, IN and 49 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $787 a month.
13,109people
$106kTypical home
$787/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
21"Snow
218Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,109
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,688 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 40 mi to Muncie, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $787/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,719 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to CVG airport
- 49 mi to CVG (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+56 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