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Oaktown is a tiny town of 860 people in Knox County, Indiana. It's about 41 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 93 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $697 a month.
860people
$65kTypical home
$697/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
230Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 860
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,162 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 41 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$411/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to EVV airport
- 85 mi to IND (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+50 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
- Low 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.