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Swayzee is a tiny town of 846 people in Grant County, Indiana. It's about 16 miles from Kokomo, IN and 53 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $925 a month.
846people
$121kTypical home
$925/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
216Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 846
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,804 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 16 mi to Kokomo, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$763/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to FWA airport
- 60 mi to IND (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+42 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk