Living in Flora, IN
Flora is a small town of 2,114 people in Carroll County, Indiana. It's about 21 miles from Lafayette, IN and 57 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $787 a month.
2,114people
$158kTypical home
$787/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
221Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,114
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,841 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 21 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $787/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LAF airport
- 58 mi to IND (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+52 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk