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Monon is a small town of 2,091 people in White County, Indiana. It's about 32 miles from Lafayette, IN and 79 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $912 a month.
2,091people
$96kTypical home
$912/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
221Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,091
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,363 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 22
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LAF airport
- 78 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 533 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+45 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk