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Shelbyville is a small city of 20,296 people in Shelby County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Columbus, IN and 25 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $995 a month.
20,296people
$175kTypical home
$995/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
218Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,296
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,482 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 24 mi to Columbus, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,008 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to IND airport
- 30 mi to IND (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+48 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk