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Paoli is a small town of 3,125 people in Orange County, Indiana. It's about 42 miles from Bloomington, IN and 52 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $799 a month.
3,125people
$151kTypical home
$799/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,125
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 836 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Louisville, KY
- 42 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 98 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 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SDF airport
- 48 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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