Living in Memphis, IN
Memphis is a tiny town of 784 people in Clark County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
784people
$236kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
223Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- Part of a metro area
- About 302 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Louisville, KY
- 24 mi to Louisville, KY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,488/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SDF airport
- 22 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 455 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 712 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+20 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.