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Winona Lake is a big small town of 5,080 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 34 miles from Elkhart, IN and 101 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,080people
$275kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
206Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,080
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,722 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 34 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,731/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (377 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to FWA airport
- 107 mi to IND (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk