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Country around Fowler is a rural area of about 3,376 people in Benton County, Indiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Lafayette, IN and 85 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $736 a month.
3,376people
$131kTypical home
$736/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
20"Snow
224Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,376 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 29 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$829/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LAF airport
- 83 mi to IND (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+47 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk