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Speedway is a big small town of 13,968 people in Marion County, Indiana. It's about 6 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,968people
$229kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,968
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,919 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 6 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,938 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to IND airport
- 6 mi to IND (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 353 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: D+28 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk