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Princeton is a big small town of 8,372 people in Gibson County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Evansville, IN and 106 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,372people
$129kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
230Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,372
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,529 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Louisville, KY
- 25 mi to Evansville, IN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$812/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to EVV airport
- 101 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 527 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gibson County: R+51 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