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Country around Wheatland is a rural area of about 745 people in Knox County, Indiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Evansville, IN and 95 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $824 a month.
745people
$129kTypical home
$824/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
230Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 745 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Louisville, KY
- 47 mi to Evansville, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EVV airport
- 91 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+50 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk