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Earl Park is a tiny town of 342 people in Benton County, Indiana. It's about 35 miles from Lafayette, IN and 81 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $975 a month.
342people
$87kTypical home
$975/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
224Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 342
- Part of a metro area
- About 370 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Chicago, IL
- 35 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$548/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LAF airport
- 78 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+47 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