Living in Terre Haute, IN
Small city in Indiana
Terre Haute is a small city in Indiana, home to about 58,000 people, with 143,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Terre Haute a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $185k and rents for $1,310 a month
- Dog-friendly: 5 dog parks within 9 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 143,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Fewer graduates: 23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
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Key facts
Living in Terre Haute: common questions
What is the cost of living in Terre Haute?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $185k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,310 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 88, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Terre Haute?
Indiana collects about $1,275 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.97% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Terre Haute safe?
Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute?
Terre Haute has cold winters: winter days average around 43°F and summer days around 89°F, with roughly 15″ of snow a year.
Does Terre Haute get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.91 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Terre Haute?
The nearest major airport is IND, about 60 mi away.
How Terre Haute scores
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