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Medora is a tiny town of 817 people in Jackson County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Columbus, IN and 54 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
817people
$130kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 817
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,688 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Louisville, KY
- 30 mi to Columbus, IN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (433 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SDF airport
- 51 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.