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Ellettsville is a big small town of 6,698 people in Monroe County, Indiana. It's about 7 miles from Bloomington, IN and 45 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $855 a month.
6,698people
$244kTypical home
$855/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,698
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,282 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 7 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,536/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,363 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to IND airport
- 38 mi to IND (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+27 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk