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Pendleton is a big small town of 5,321 people in Madison County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Muncie, IN and 26 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,321people
$248kTypical home
$1,209/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
216Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,321
- Part of a metro area
- About 394 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 23 mi to Muncie, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,565/mo)
- Median rent $1,209/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (911 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to IND airport
- 35 mi to IND (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 806 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+27 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk