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Napoleon is a tiny town of 205 people in Ripley County, Indiana. It's about 32 miles from Columbus, IN and 44 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $603 a month.
205people
$163kTypical home
$603/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
218Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 205
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 869 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 32 mi to Columbus, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $603/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CVG airport
- 37 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 984 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ripley County: R+62 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk