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Wheatfield is a tiny town of 792 people in Jasper County, Indiana. It's about 37 miles from Michigan City, IN and 55 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $875 a month.
792people
$197kTypical home
$875/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
222Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 792
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,340 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,240/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GYY airport
- 55 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 231 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+54 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.