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Jasper is a small city of 15,991 people in Dubois County, Indiana. It's about 43 miles from Evansville, IN and 72 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $810 a month.
15,991people
$235kTypical home
$810/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,991
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,202 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Louisville, KY
- 43 mi to Evansville, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (392 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to EVV airport
- 67 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dubois County: R+42 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