St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana

Community in Vigo County · population 767 (2020 Census)

Household income: $28,114
Jan low / Jul high: 19° / 90°
Snow a year: 16 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 23
Median age: 53.5

St. Mary of the Woods is a community of 767 people in Vigo County, Indiana. It ranks hipper than 96% of Indiana towns, better for retirees than 94% of Indiana towns, more of a college town than 93% of Indiana towns.

How St. Mary of the Woods 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

Median rent is $490 a month. 20.4% of households own their home.

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

Housing	St. Mary of the Woods	Typical Indiana town
Median home value	—	$150,400
Median rent	$490	$888
Median household income	$28,114	$61,953
Home value ÷ income	—×	2.5×
Homeownership	20.4%	73.4%
Median year built	1983	1966
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in St. Mary of the Woods

People	St. Mary of the Woods	Typical Indiana town
Median age	53.5	38.9
Age 65 and over	42.2%	17.1%
Under 18	12.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	17.4%
Below the poverty line	35.4%	11.6%
Veterans	1.6%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	10.4%	6.2%
Average commute	16.8 min	24.7 min
Homes with broadband	88.5%	89.2%

Weather in St. Mary of the Woods

July highs average 90.4°F and January lows 19.2°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 16.2 inches of snow (typical Indiana town: 21.1 in). Expect about 47 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 116 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 Terre Haute Indiana State station (4.2 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

23 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Mary of the Woods since 1950, compared with 23 for the typical Indiana town. 9 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on June 22, 1960 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 62 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on March 28, 2020.

Severe weather in Vigo County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Vigo County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Vigo County has been included in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
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
April 22, 2014	Severe Storm	DR-4173: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
June 8, 2008	Severe Storm	DR-1766: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes

Jobs and pay in Vigo County

Vigo County had 46,144 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $53,152 a year. Unemployment was 3.8% in 2023; in St. Mary of the Woods 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. Mary of the Woods

West Terre Haute, IN
3.4 mi · 2,157 people · home $74,100
Tecumseh, IN
4.5 mi · 778 people · home $251,000
North Terre Haute, IN
5.6 mi · 4,222 people · home $152,900
Terre Haute, IN
5.8 mi · 58,389 people · home $115,700
Seelyville, IN
10.6 mi · 1,012 people · home $151,900
Clinton, IN
10.8 mi · 4,831 people · home $101,600
Fairview Park, IN
12.0 mi · 1,409 people · home $104,800
Rosedale, IN
12.4 mi · 636 people · home $99,000

St. Mary of the Woods questions

Is St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, St. Mary of the Woods scores better for retirees than 94% of Indiana towns and quieter than 53%. 42.2% of residents are 65 or older (median age 53.5).

What is the weather like in St. Mary of the Woods?

July highs average 90.4°F and January lows 19.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 44.7 inches of precipitation a year and 16.2 inches of snow.

Does St. Mary of the Woods get tornadoes?

23 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Mary of the Woods since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on June 22, 1960. The typical Indiana town has had 23.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to St. Mary of the Woods's Census boundary (GEOID 1867050). 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.