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Spencer is a small town of 2,481 people in Owen County, Indiana. It's about 16 miles from Bloomington, IN and 48 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $798 a month.
2,481people
$163kTypical home
$798/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
222Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,481
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,453 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 16 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,027/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to IND airport
- 39 mi to IND (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Owen County: R+51 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk