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Mellott is a tiny town of 195 people in Fountain County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Lafayette, IN and 59 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $843 a month.
195people
$141kTypical home
$843/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 195
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 22 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$887/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LAF airport
- 55 mi to IND (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fountain County: R+60 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.