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Linton is a big small town of 5,260 people in Greene County, Indiana. It's about 32 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 74 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $812 a month.
5,260people
$86kTypical home
$812/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
228Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,260
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,606 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 32 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (869 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to IND airport
- 66 mi to IND (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+54 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