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North Vernon is a big small town of 7,078 people in Jennings County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Columbus, IN and 59 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $938 a month.
7,078people
$129kTypical home
$938/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
218Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,078
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 922 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Louisville, KY
- 20 mi to Columbus, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$811/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (253 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CVG airport
- 52 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jennings County: R+59 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