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Paragon is a tiny town of 537 people in Morgan County, Indiana. It's about 16 miles from Bloomington, IN and 34 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $1k a month.
537people
$104kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
17"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 537
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,953 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 16 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to IND airport
- 26 mi to IND (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+54 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk