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Wolcott is a small town of 1,033 people in White County, Indiana. It's about 27 miles from Lafayette, IN and 82 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $844 a month.
1,033people
$114kTypical home
$844/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
224Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,033
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,742 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Lafayette, IN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LAF airport
- 80 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+45 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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