Living in Williams, IN
Williams is a tiny town of 200 people in Lawrence County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Bloomington, IN and 70 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $845 a month.
200people
$196kTypical home
$845/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 200
- Part of a metro area
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Louisville, KY
- 25 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to IND airport
- 65 mi to IND (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.