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Petersburg is a small town of 2,414 people in Pike County, Indiana. It's about 37 miles from Evansville, IN and 91 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $797 a month.
2,414people
$122kTypical home
$797/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
230Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,414
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,526 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Louisville, KY
- 37 mi to Evansville, IN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to EVV airport
- 87 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+55 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk