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St. Wendel is a tiny town of 923 people in Posey County, Indiana. It's about 12 miles from Evansville, IN and 112 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $782 a month.
923people
$220kTypical home
$782/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
230Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 923
- Part of a metro area
- About 544 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Louisville, KY
- 12 mi to Evansville, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,389/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 48% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to EVV airport
- 107 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 532 ft
- 509 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Posey County: R+43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.