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Syracuse is a small town of 3,233 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Elkhart, IN and 104 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,233people
$199kTypical home
$1,115/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
42"Snow
206Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,233
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,461 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,257/mo)
- Median rent $1,115/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SBN airport
- 101 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk