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Waveland is a tiny town of 475 people in Montgomery County, Indiana. It's about 34 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 48 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $850 a month.
475people
$109kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
23"Snow
228Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 475
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,542 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 34 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$685/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (540 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LAF airport
- 41 mi to IND (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+48 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk