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Ferdinand is a small town of 2,351 people in Dubois County, Indiana. It's about 35 miles from Owensboro, KY and 66 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $807 a month.
2,351people
$188kTypical home
$807/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
223Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,351
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Louisville, KY
- 35 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,185/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to OWB airport
- 61 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 515 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dubois 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
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk