Living in Warsaw, IN
Warsaw is a small city of 16,768 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 31 miles from Elkhart, IN and 103 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,768people
$181kTypical home
$1,066/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
206Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,768
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,238 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 31 mi to Elkhart, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,066/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (469 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,412 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to FWA airport
- 105 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 830 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk