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Morristown is a small town of 1,134 people in Shelby County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $902 a month.
1,134people
$162kTypical home
$902/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
218Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,134
- Part of a metro area
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 23 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to IND airport
- 30 mi to IND (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 845 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+48 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk