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