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Hanover is a small town of 3,554 people in Jefferson County, Indiana. It's about 39 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $900 a month.
3,554people
$139kTypical home
$900/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,554
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,600 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Louisville, KY
- 39 mi to Louisville, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$875/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 28
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SDF airport
- 40 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+36 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk