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West Terre Haute is a small town of 2,092 people in Vigo County, Indiana. It's about 4 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 73 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $819 a month.
2,092people
$74kTypical home
$819/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
228Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,778 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 4 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$467/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,083 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to CMI airport
- 64 mi to IND (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vigo County: R+18 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk