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Hillsboro is a tiny town of 656 people in Fountain County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Lafayette, IN and 58 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $1k a month.
656people
$109kTypical home
$1,020/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
224Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 656
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,096 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 25 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $1,020/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 30
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LAF airport
- 53 mi to IND (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fountain County: R+60 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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