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Switz City is a tiny town of 306 people in Greene County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Bloomington, IN and 71 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $58k and rent runs about $681 a month.
306people
$58kTypical home
$681/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
228Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 306
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,515 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 30 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $58k (≈$365/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (869 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to IND airport
- 62 mi to IND (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 535 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+54 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.