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Oolitic is a small town of 1,522 people in Lawrence County, Indiana. It's about 19 miles from Bloomington, IN and 64 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $814 a month.
1,522people
$138kTypical home
$814/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,522
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,282 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 19 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$871/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to IND airport
- 58 mi to IND (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk