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Nappanee is a big small town of 6,815 people in Elkhart County, Indiana. It's about 17 miles from Elkhart, IN and 91 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $856 a month.
6,815people
$239kTypical home
$856/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
42"Snow
206Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,815
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,382 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Chicago, IL
- 17 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (419 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SBN airport
- 94 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 390 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elkhart County: R+32 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk