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Mentone is a tiny town of 768 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 36 miles from Elkhart, IN and 97 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $797 a month.
768people
$112kTypical home
$797/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
31"Snow
210Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 768
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,317 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 36 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SBN airport
- 98 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 498 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk