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Galveston is a small town of 1,363 people in Cass County, Indiana. It's about 9 miles from Kokomo, IN and 55 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $633 a month.
1,363people
$130kTypical home
$633/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
221Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,363
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,370 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 9 mi to Kokomo, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $633/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LAF airport
- 60 mi to IND (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 494 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+46 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk