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Wakarusa is a small town of 2,282 people in Elkhart County, Indiana. It's about 11 miles from Elkhart, IN and 89 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $955 a month.
2,282people
$207kTypical home
$955/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
44"Snow
210Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,282
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,035 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Chicago, IL
- 11 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,307/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (615 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SBN airport
- 91 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 505 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 431 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elkhart County: R+32 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk