Living in Delphi, IN
Delphi is a small town of 2,927 people in Carroll County, Indiana. It's about 16 miles from Lafayette, IN and 62 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $933 a month.
2,927people
$141kTypical home
$933/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
221Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,927
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,078 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 16 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$891/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LAF airport
- 63 mi to IND (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+52 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk