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Topeka is a small town of 1,137 people in LaGrange County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Elkhart, IN and 98 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $916 a month.
1,137people
$142kTypical home
$916/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
31"Snow
206Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,137
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 24 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SBN airport
- 93 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaGrange County: R+57 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk