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Van Buren is a tiny town of 782 people in Grant County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Muncie, IN and 67 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $816 a month.
782people
$70kTypical home
$816/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
26"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 782
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,341 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 29 mi to Muncie, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$440/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FWA airport
- 75 mi to IND (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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