Living in New Harmony, IN
New Harmony is a tiny town of 845 people in Posey County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Evansville, IN and 124 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
845people
$184kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
230Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 845
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,037 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Louisville, KY
- 24 mi to Evansville, IN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to EVV airport
- 119 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Posey County: R+43 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk