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Fort Branch is a small town of 3,021 people in Gibson County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Evansville, IN and 105 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $877 a month.
3,021people
$196kTypical home
$877/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
230Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,777 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Louisville, KY
- 18 mi to Evansville, IN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to EVV airport
- 100 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gibson County: R+51 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