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Gosport is a small town of 1,303 people in Owen County, Indiana. It's about 15 miles from Bloomington, IN and 40 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $898 a month.
1,303people
$108kTypical home
$898/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,303
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,475 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 15 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$683/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IND airport
- 32 mi to IND (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Owen County: R+51 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk