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Fairmount is a small town of 2,662 people in Grant County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Muncie, IN and 52 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,662people
$103kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,662
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,678 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 20 mi to Muncie, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to FWA airport
- 59 mi to IND (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+42 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk