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Living in Tennyson, IN

Tennyson is a tiny town of 165 people in Warrick County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Owensboro, KY and 80 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $838 a month.

165people
$93kTypical home
$838/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
230Sunny days
126Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 165
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 705 people per sq mi
  • 80 mi to Louisville, KY
  • 22 mi to Owensboro, KY
  • 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $93k (≈$583/mo)
  • Median rent $838/mo
  • Median household income $42k
  • Property tax about 1.2% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 42°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
  • 126 days a year with rain or snow
  • 11" of snow a year
  • 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • 8 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (447 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 18% are 65 or older
  • 28% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 23 mi to EVV airport
  • 75 mi to SDF (major hub)
  • 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1971
  • 87% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 397 ft
  • 510 mi to the ocean
  • 87 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 46 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 20 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 23 bars within 25 mi
  • 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 13 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 25 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 6% of Indiana districts (reading)
  • 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 8 mi to the nearest vet
  • 14 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 22 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Warrick County: R+30 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

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