Hot-summer humid continental
Speedway, Indiana
Marion County, Indiana · Population 14k · 758 ft elevation
Living in Speedway
Speedway has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Speedway at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 758 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,649 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $209k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,120/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 195 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,951 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 8.8″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 6.0″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 3.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 5.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 67°F | 4.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 2.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 6.4″ | 119 hrs |
Near Speedway
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology