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Marion is a small city of 27,531 people in Grant County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Kokomo, IN and 59 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $805 a month.
27,531people
$85kTypical home
$805/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,531
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,753 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 25 mi to Kokomo, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$538/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,416 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to FWA airport
- 67 mi to IND (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+42 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk