St. Bernice, Indiana

Community in Vermillion County · population 595 (2020 Census)

Median home: $92,700
Jan low / Jul high: 17° / 84°
Snow a year: 15 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 27
Median age: 43.5

St. Bernice is a community of 595 people in Vermillion County, Indiana. The median home is worth $92,700, below the typical Indiana town ($150,400). It ranks better for first-time buyers than 78% of Indiana towns.

How St. Bernice ranks

Percentile among Indiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Indiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in St. Bernice is worth $92,700, below the typical Indiana town ($150,400). 100.0% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Indiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	St. Bernice	Typical Indiana town
Median home value	$92,700	$150,400
Median rent	—	$888
Median household income	—	$61,953
Home value ÷ income	—×	2.5×
Homeownership	100.0%	73.4%
Median year built	1976	1966
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in St. Bernice

People	St. Bernice	Typical Indiana town
Median age	43.5	38.9
Age 65 and over	29.2%	17.1%
Under 18	32.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	17.4%
Below the poverty line	3.8%	11.6%
Veterans	9.1%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	0.0%	6.2%
Average commute	— min	24.7 min
Homes with broadband	100.0%	89.2%

Weather in St. Bernice

July highs average 84.4°F and January lows 16.6°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 15.4 inches of snow (typical Indiana town: 21.1 in). Expect about 19 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 117 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Paris Stp station (10.1 mi away); snow from Clinton 2 W (5.5 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

27 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Bernice since 1950, compared with 23 for the typical Indiana town. 12 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 22, 1963 about 6.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on April 2, 2025.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 34 times; the largest was 2.75 inches on April 19, 1996.

Severe weather in Vermillion County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Vermillion County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

Vermillion County has been included in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
August 25, 2026	Flood	DR-4933: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
April 3, 2020	Biological	DR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3456: Covid-19
May 4, 2018	Flood	DR-4363: Severe Storms And Flooding

Jobs and pay in Vermillion County

Vermillion County had 4,289 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $58,444 a year. Unemployment was 4.1% in 2023; in St. Bernice itself the ACS puts it at 0%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near St. Bernice

Fairview Park, IN
5.9 mi · 1,409 people · home $104,800
Dana, IN
6.9 mi · 555 people · home $55,500
Clinton, IN
7.0 mi · 4,831 people · home $101,600
Montezuma, IN
9.8 mi · 921 people · home $80,400
Chrisman, IL
10.5 mi · 1,312 people · home $79,400
Tecumseh, IN
10.9 mi · 778 people · home $251,000
Paris, IL
11.1 mi · 8,291 people · home $75,700
St. Mary of the Woods, IN
13.9 mi · 767 people · home —

St. Bernice questions

Is St. Bernice, Indiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, St. Bernice scores better for retirees than 27% of Indiana towns and quieter than 50%. 29.2% of residents are 65 or older (median age 43.5).

How much does a house cost in St. Bernice?

The median owner-occupied home in St. Bernice is valued at $92,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of —. Median rent is — a month.

What is the weather like in St. Bernice?

July highs average 84.4°F and January lows 16.6°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 42.7 inches of precipitation a year and 15.4 inches of snow.

Does St. Bernice get tornadoes?

27 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Bernice since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on April 22, 1963. The typical Indiana town has had 23.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to St. Bernice's Census boundary (GEOID 1866762). Comparisons use the median of Indiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.