Living in Somerville, IN
Somerville is a tiny town of 243 people in Gibson County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Evansville, IN and 94 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $488 a month.
243people
$96kTypical home
$488/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 681 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Louisville, KY
- 22 mi to Evansville, IN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$606/mo)
- Median rent $488/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to EVV airport
- 89 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 492 ft
- 522 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gibson County: R+51 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk