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Rising Sun is a small town of 2,474 people in Ohio County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $823 a month.
2,474people
$156kTypical home
$823/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
217Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,474
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,647 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 23 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to CVG airport
- 12 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 668 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ohio County: R+56 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk