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Seymour is a small city of 22,371 people in Jackson County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Columbus, IN and 56 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,371people
$163kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
8"Snow
223Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,371
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,684 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Louisville, KY
- 18 mi to Columbus, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,027/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SDF airport
- 54 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk