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East Germantown is a tiny town of 229 people in Wayne County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Muncie, IN and 54 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $940 a month.
229people
$95kTypical home
$940/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
218Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 229
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,957 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 30 mi to Muncie, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (621 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to DAY airport
- 58 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+33 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