Living in Lake Holiday Hideaway, IN
Lake Holiday Hideaway is a tiny town of 284 people in Fountain County, Indiana. It's about 37 miles from Lafayette, IN and 63 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $843 a month.
284people
$107kTypical home
$843/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
228Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 284
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 532 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 37 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 61
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to LAF airport
- 57 mi to IND (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
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.