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Laurel is a tiny town of 444 people in Franklin County, Indiana. It's about 44 miles from Columbus, IN and 44 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $956 a month.
444people
$73kTypical home
$956/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
218Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 444
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,866 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 44 mi to Columbus, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$460/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (348 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to CVG airport
- 42 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 427 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+64 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk