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Foster is a tiny town of 100 people in Warren County, Indiana. It's about 37 miles from Lafayette, IN and 74 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $830 a month.
100people
$183kTypical home
$830/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 78 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 37 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LAF airport
- 69 mi to IND (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+57 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.