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Knox is a small town of 3,479 people in Starke County, Indiana. It's about 32 miles from Michigan City, IN and 67 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $540 a month.
3,479people
$140kTypical home
$540/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
210Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,479
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 879 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MGC airport
- 68 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Starke County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk