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Royal Center is a tiny town of 919 people in Cass County, Indiana. It's about 34 miles from Kokomo, IN and 77 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $828 a month.
919people
$84kTypical home
$828/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
221Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 919
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,609 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 34 mi to Kokomo, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LAF airport
- 80 mi to IND (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+46 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