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Wallace is a tiny town of 140 people in Fountain County, Indiana. It's about 32 miles from Lafayette, IN and 55 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $843 a month.
140people
$103kTypical home
$843/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
23"Snow
228Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 140
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 979 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 32 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$652/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LAF airport
- 49 mi to IND (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.