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Covington is a small town of 3,069 people in Fountain County, Indiana. It's about 33 miles from Lafayette, IN and 71 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $847 a month.
3,069people
$164kTypical home
$847/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,069
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,124 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 33 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to LAF airport
- 65 mi to IND (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fountain County: R+60 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk