Living in Country Squire Lakes, IN
Country Squire Lakes is a small town of 3,057 people in Jennings County, Indiana. It's about 17 miles from Columbus, IN and 57 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $27k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,057people
$27kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
218Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,057
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,195 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 17 mi to Columbus, IN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $27k (≈$168/mo)
- Median rent $1,149/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (363 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 46% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to CVG airport
- 55 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 34% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jennings County: R+59 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