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Universal is a tiny town of 173 people in Vermillion County, Indiana. It's about 12 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 70 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $567 a month.
173people
$64kTypical home
$567/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
228Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 173
- Part of a metro area
- About 481 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 12 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$405/mo)
- Median rent $567/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CMI airport
- 62 mi to IND (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermillion County: R+45 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk