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Heritage Lake is a small town of 3,227 people in Putnam County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $884 a month.
3,227people
$263kTypical home
$884/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,227
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,071 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 30 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,658/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to IND airport
- 22 mi to IND (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 509 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.