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Dale is a small town of 1,542 people in Spencer County, Indiana. It's about 31 miles from Owensboro, KY and 72 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $848 a month.
1,542people
$127kTypical home
$848/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
223Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,542
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 638 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Louisville, KY
- 31 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$802/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EVV airport
- 67 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spencer County: R+43 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk