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Monticello is a big small town of 5,496 people in White County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Lafayette, IN and 75 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $927 a month.
5,496people
$150kTypical home
$927/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
221Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,496
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,586 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 24 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$943/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LAF airport
- 75 mi to IND (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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