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Living in Nashville, IN

Nashville is a small town of 1,386 people in Brown County, Indiana. It's about 16 miles from Bloomington, IN and 40 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $822 a month.

1,386people
$295kTypical home
$822/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
20"Snow
222Sunny days
128Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,386
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 865 people per sq mi
  • 40 mi to Indianapolis, IN
  • 16 mi to Bloomington, IN
  • 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $295k (≈$1,860/mo)
  • Median rent $822/mo
  • Median household income $52k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 37°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
  • 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
  • 143 cloudy days a year
  • 49 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 128 days a year with rain or snow
  • 20" of snow a year
  • 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 14 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (90 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 63
  • 19% of households have kids
  • 40% are 65 or older
  • 36% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 29 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 35 mi to IND airport
  • 35 mi to IND (major hub)
  • 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 75% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 748 ft
  • 481 mi to the ocean
  • 175 mi to a big lake
  • 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 47 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 23 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 21 bars within 25 mi
  • 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 12 museums within 25 mi
  • 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • Farmers market in town

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 20% of Indiana districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 13 mi to the nearest vet
  • 14 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 12 congregations per 10k people
  • 15 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Brown County: R+33 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
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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