Living in Huron, IN
Huron is a tiny town of 237 people in Lawrence County, Indiana. It's about 32 miles from Bloomington, IN and 67 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $845 a month.
237people
$175kTypical home
$845/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- Part of a metro area
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Louisville, KY
- 32 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to SDF airport
- 63 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 503 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.