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French Lick is a small town of 1,828 people in Orange County, Indiana. It's about 43 miles from Bloomington, IN and 59 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $828 a month.
1,828people
$85kTypical home
$828/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,828
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,003 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Louisville, KY
- 43 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SDF airport
- 54 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk