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Eaton is a small town of 1,630 people in Delaware County, Indiana. It's about 9 miles from Muncie, IN and 56 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $690 a month.
1,630people
$90kTypical home
$690/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
26"Snow
216Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,630
- Part of a metro area
- About 437 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 9 mi to Muncie, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to FWA airport
- 65 mi to IND (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+16 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