Hot-summer humid continental
Goshen, Indiana
Elkhart County, Indiana · Population 34k · 794 ft elevation
Living in Goshen
Goshen has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Goshen at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 794 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,519 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $175k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,045/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 160 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,942 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.8″ | 13.8″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 11.4″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 5.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 1.2″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 3.4″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 9.9″ | 100 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology