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Hessen Cassel is a tiny town of 261 people in Allen County, Indiana. It's about 9 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 100 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $1k a month.
261people
$360kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
30"Snow
216Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 261
- Part of a metro area
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 9 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,269/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,498 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to FWA airport
- 108 mi to IND (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 320 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+13 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.