Living in Dupont, IN
Dupont is a tiny town of 279 people in Jefferson County, Indiana. It's about 31 miles from Columbus, IN and 51 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $1k a month.
279people
$117kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 279
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 277 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Louisville, KY
- 31 mi to Columbus, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$736/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CVG airport
- 47 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+36 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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