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Shirley is a small town of 1,022 people in Hancock County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Muncie, IN and 31 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $615 a month.
1,022people
$113kTypical home
$615/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
27"Snow
218Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,022
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,831 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 23 mi to Muncie, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $615/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to IND airport
- 40 mi to IND (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+34 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