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St. Joe is a tiny town of 411 people in DeKalb County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 118 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $805 a month.
411people
$87kTypical home
$805/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
210Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 411
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,227 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Detroit, MI
- 20 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to FWA airport
- 101 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 297 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+47 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.