Living in Yorktown, IN
Yorktown is a big small town of 11,699 people in Delaware County, Indiana. It's about 6 miles from Muncie, IN and 44 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $926 a month.
11,699people
$187kTypical home
$926/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
216Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,699
- Part of a metro area
- About 366 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 6 mi to Muncie, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,177/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (954 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to IND airport
- 53 mi to IND (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+16 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk