Living in Etna Green, IN
Etna Green is a tiny town of 441 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Elkhart, IN and 93 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $660 a month.
441people
$157kTypical home
$660/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
37"Snow
210Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 880 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SBN airport
- 95 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 814 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.