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Richland is a tiny town of 588 people in Spencer County, Indiana. It's about 13 miles from Owensboro, KY and 84 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $850 a month.
588people
$146kTypical home
$850/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
233Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 588
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,142 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Louisville, KY
- 13 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$923/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to OWB airport
- 80 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 251 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spencer County: R+43 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