Living in Winamac, IN
Winamac is a small town of 2,473 people in Pulaski County, Indiana. It's about 46 miles from South Bend, IN and 78 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $742 a month.
2,473people
$148kTypical home
$742/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
210Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,473
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,817 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Chicago, IL
- 46 mi to South Bend, IN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$931/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MGC airport
- 78 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+54 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk