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Sandborn is a tiny town of 339 people in Knox County, Indiana. It's about 40 miles from Bloomington, IN and 82 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $683 a month.
339people
$94kTypical home
$683/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 339
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 869 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 40 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to EVV airport
- 74 mi to IND (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+50 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk