Living in Westfield, IN
Westfield is a mid-size city of 54,677 people in Hamilton County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $2k a month.
54,677people
$426kTypical home
$1,667/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
20"Snow
221Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 54,677
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,675 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 18 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,684/mo)
- Median rent $1,667/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (435 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to IND airport
- 23 mi to IND (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 290 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+6 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk