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Waynetown is a tiny town of 805 people in Montgomery County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Lafayette, IN and 53 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $1k a month.
805people
$129kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 805
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,809 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 24 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$812/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LAF airport
- 48 mi to IND (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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