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Hillsdale is a tiny town of 237 people in Vermillion County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 66 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $750 a month.
237people
$113kTypical home
$750/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
228Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 442 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 22 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to LAF airport
- 58 mi to IND (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermillion County: R+45 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
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.