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Evansville is a mid-size city of 116,116 people in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It's part of the Evansville, IN area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $975 a month.
116,116people
$143kTypical home
$975/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
233Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 116,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,452 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Louisville, KY
- In the Evansville, IN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1104 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,011 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to EVV airport
- 99 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Vanderburgh County: R+13 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk