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Rockport is a small town of 1,958 people in Spencer County, Indiana. It's about 10 miles from Owensboro, KY and 79 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $678 a month.
1,958people
$133kTypical home
$678/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,958
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,181 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Louisville, KY
- 10 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to OWB airport
- 74 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 400 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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