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Tell City is a big small town of 7,505 people in Perry County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Owensboro, KY and 62 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $657 a month.
7,505people
$139kTypical home
$657/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,505
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,655 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Louisville, KY
- 24 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$877/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (865 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to OWB airport
- 58 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+30 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