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Vincennes is a small city of 16,586 people in Knox County, Indiana. It's about 48 miles from Evansville, IN and 105 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $793 a month.
16,586people
$112kTypical home
$793/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
230Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,586
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,225 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 48 mi to Evansville, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$704/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,909 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EVV airport
- 97 mi to IND (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Knox County: R+50 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk