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New Pekin is a small town of 1,372 people in Washington County, Indiana. It's about 31 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $836 a month.
1,372people
$136kTypical home
$836/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,372
- Part of a metro area
- About 576 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Louisville, KY
- 31 mi to Louisville, KY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SDF airport
- 27 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+55 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