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New Salisbury is a tiny town of 499 people in Harrison County, Indiana. It's about 27 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $836 a month.
499people
$179kTypical home
$836/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
223Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 499
- Part of a metro area
- About 252 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Louisville, KY
- 27 mi to Louisville, KY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,130/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SDF airport
- 22 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 473 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+47 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.