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Roselawn is a small town of 3,417 people in Newton County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Kankakee, IL and 51 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $934 a month.
3,417people
$202kTypical home
$934/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
222Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,273/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 43
- 40% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GYY airport
- 50 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+57 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