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Montpelier is a small town of 1,533 people in Blackford County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Muncie, IN and 70 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $641 a month.
1,533people
$86kTypical home
$641/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
29"Snow
216Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,533
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 25 mi to Muncie, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $641/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FWA airport
- 78 mi to IND (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blackford County: R+50 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