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Frankfort is a small city of 15,917 people in Clinton County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Lafayette, IN and 40 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $898 a month.
15,917people
$139kTypical home
$898/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
24"Snow
221Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,917
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,976 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 20 mi to Lafayette, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$874/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $57k
- 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 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (785 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LAF airport
- 41 mi to IND (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+48 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