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Thorntown is a small town of 1,212 people in Boone County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Lafayette, IN and 35 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $928 a month.
1,212people
$194kTypical home
$928/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
221Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,212
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,977 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 23 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,222/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (881 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LAF airport
- 33 mi to IND (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+16 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk