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Hartford City is a big small town of 5,794 people in Blackford County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Muncie, IN and 62 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $730 a month.
5,794people
$83kTypical home
$730/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
31"Snow
216Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,794
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,493 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 18 mi to Muncie, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$526/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to FWA airport
- 70 mi to IND (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blackford County: R+50 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