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Orleans is a small town of 2,235 people in Orange County, Indiana. It's about 35 miles from Bloomington, IN and 55 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $850 a month.
2,235people
$118kTypical home
$850/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,308 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Louisville, KY
- 35 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$741/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SDF airport
- 52 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+52 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