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Saline City is a tiny town of 329 people in Clay County, Indiana. It's about 15 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 60 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $873 a month.
329people
$9,999Typical home
$873/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
228Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 329
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,238 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 15 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (678 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 18
- 51% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to IND airport
- 51 mi to IND (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.