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Lamb is a tiny town of 272 people in Switzerland County, Indiana. It's about 44 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $758 a month.
272people
$176kTypical home
$758/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 272
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 451 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Louisville, KY
- 44 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,109/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CVG airport
- 38 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Switzerland County: R+57 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.