Living in Muncie, IN
Small city in Indiana
Muncie is a small city in Indiana, home to about 65,000 people, with 290,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Muncie a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $167k and rents for $1,350 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 6 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Strong healthcare: 4 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 84°F
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Fewer graduates: 26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Muncie: common questions
What is the cost of living in Muncie?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $167k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,350 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 88, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Muncie?
Indiana collects about $1,275 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.95% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Muncie safe?
Muncie isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Muncie?
Muncie has cold winters: winter days average around 39°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 19″ of snow a year.
Does Muncie get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 6 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.45 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Muncie?
The nearest major airport is IND, about 58 mi away.
How Muncie scores
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