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New Palestine is a small town of 3,227 people in Hancock County, Indiana. It's about 14 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,227people
$358kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
22"Snow
218Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,227
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,578 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 14 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to IND airport
- 21 mi to IND (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,267 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+34 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