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Loogootee is a small town of 2,853 people in Martin County, Indiana. It's about 40 miles from Bloomington, IN and 77 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $812 a month.
2,853people
$149kTypical home
$812/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,853
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,823 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Louisville, KY
- 40 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to EVV airport
- 73 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 528 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+61 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk