Living in Martinsville, IN
Martinsville is a big small town of 11,933 people in Morgan County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Bloomington, IN and 29 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $983 a month.
11,933people
$163kTypical home
$983/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,933
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,303 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 18 mi to Bloomington, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to IND airport
- 22 mi to IND (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk