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Elkhart is a mid-size city of 53,733 people in Elkhart County, Indiana. It's part of the Elkhart, IN area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $998 a month.
53,733people
$140kTypical home
$998/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
206Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,911 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- In the Elkhart, IN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$880/mo)
- Median rent $998/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (615 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SBN airport
- 85 mi to GRR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Elkhart County: R+32 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk