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Country around Francesville is a rural area of about 1,801 people in Pulaski County, Indiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Lafayette, IN and 72 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $953 a month.
1,801people
$163kTypical home
$953/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
221Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,801 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 49
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LAF airport
- 72 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+54 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk