Living in Upland, IN
Upland is a small town of 3,918 people in Grant County, Indiana. It's about 19 miles from Muncie, IN and 58 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $982 a month.
3,918people
$203kTypical home
$982/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
27"Snow
216Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,918
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 19 mi to Muncie, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,281/mo)
- Median rent $982/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 38% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to FWA airport
- 66 mi to IND (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Grant County: R+42 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk