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Crawfordsville is a small city of 16,491 people in Montgomery County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Lafayette, IN and 44 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $857 a month.
16,491people
$134kTypical home
$857/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
221Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,491
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 25 mi to Lafayette, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$845/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LAF airport
- 39 mi to IND (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 764 ft
- 522 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+48 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