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Rensselaer is a big small town of 5,573 people in Jasper County, Indiana. It's about 38 miles from Kankakee, IL and 67 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $936 a month.
5,573people
$154kTypical home
$936/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,573
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 780 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Chicago, IL
- 38 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 31
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LAF airport
- 66 mi to MDW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk