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Winchester is a big small town of 5,284 people in Randolph County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Muncie, IN and 68 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $756 a month.
5,284people
$98kTypical home
$756/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
212Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,284
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,528 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 22 mi to Muncie, IN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DAY airport
- 77 mi to IND (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 425 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk