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Living in Montgomery, IN

Montgomery is a small town of 1,111 people in Daviess County, Indiana. It's about 45 miles from Bloomington, IN and 83 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $860 a month.

1,111people
$228kTypical home
$860/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
230Sunny days
110Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,111
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 688 people per sq mi
  • 83 mi to Louisville, KY
  • 45 mi to Bloomington, IN
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
  • Median rent $860/mo
  • Median household income $84k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 40°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
  • 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
  • 135 cloudy days a year
  • 45 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 110 days a year with rain or snow
  • 12" of snow a year
  • 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 9 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (443 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 48
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 19% are 65 or older
  • 19% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 23 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 51 mi to EVV airport
  • 79 mi to SDF (major hub)
  • 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 92% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1982
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 548 ft
  • 524 mi to the ocean
  • 124 mi to a big lake
  • 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 30 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 12 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 11 bars within 25 mi
  • 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 31 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 6% of Indiana districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 18 mi to the nearest vet
  • 19 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 11 congregations per 10k people
  • 22 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Daviess County: R+64 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
  • Low winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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