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Simonton Lake is a small town of 4,248 people in Elkhart County, Indiana. It's about 4 miles from Elkhart, IN and 85 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,248people
$267kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
206Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,248
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 4 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,682/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (615 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SBN airport
- 81 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elkhart County: R+32 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk