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Glenwood is a tiny town of 429 people in Rush County, Indiana. It's about 40 miles from Muncie, IN and 46 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $1k a month.
429people
$88kTypical home
$1,182/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
218Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 429
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,234 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 40 mi to Muncie, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$557/mo)
- Median rent $1,182/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CVG airport
- 52 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rush County: R+54 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.