Living in Veedersburg, IN
Veedersburg is a small town of 1,990 people in Fountain County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Lafayette, IN and 63 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $699 a month.
1,990people
$104kTypical home
$699/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,990
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 664 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 29 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $699/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LAF airport
- 58 mi to IND (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 594 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fountain County: R+60 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