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Monroe is a tiny town of 707 people in Adams County, Indiana. It's about 26 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 92 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $699 a month.
707people
$164kTypical home
$699/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
212Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 707
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,040 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 26 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $699/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to FWA airport
- 101 mi to IND (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+53 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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