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Cordry Sweetwater Lakes is a small town of 1,190 people in Brown County, Indiana. It's about 13 miles from Columbus, IN and 32 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $895 a month.
1,190people
$305kTypical home
$895/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,190
- Part of a metro area
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 13 mi to Columbus, IN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,923/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 11% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to IND airport
- 30 mi to IND (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 347 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.