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Washington is a big small town of 12,367 people in Daviess County, Indiana. It's about 49 miles from Bloomington, IN and 89 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $858 a month.
12,367people
$152kTypical home
$858/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
230Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,367
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,854 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Louisville, KY
- 49 mi to Bloomington, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (443 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to EVV airport
- 84 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Daviess County: R+64 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk