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Palmyra is a small town of 1,215 people in Harrison County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Louisville, KY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $772 a month.
1,215people
$164kTypical home
$772/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
223Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,215
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,016 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Louisville, KY
- 30 mi to Louisville, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 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
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SDF airport
- 26 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 368 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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