A city with small-town charm in Warrick County, close to Evansville
The small city of Boonville combines the vintage Americana atmosphere of rural Warrick County with the convenience of a suburb. “There are employers here, but most people commute to Evansville. You get more house for your money in Boonville. Plus, there’s a walkable town square area,” says Donovan Wilkins, a Re/Max Revolution Realtor with over 20 years of experience. Regional employers in Evansville, including Deaconess Gateway Hospital and the University of Southern Indiana, are within 25 miles of Boonville. Wilkins says traffic is rarely an issue on the two-lane highways connecting the cities through fields of soybeans and corn.
A wide variety of single-family home styles
Central Boonville is full of Minimal Traditional, Craftsman, Cape Cod and ranch-style homes, evenly spaced on narrow streets and shaded by tall oaks and black walnut trees. Subdivisions on the outskirts of town, such as Quail Crossing Golf Club and The Eagle at Poulton Place, have New Traditional and Colonial Revival homes. While the median is $520,000, prices start under $100,000 and quickly rise to about $830,000. Working farms and custom-built estates can sell for between $950,000 and more than $1 million, depending on interior square footage and the amount of land. Cypress Creek, to the west, is prone to flooding. Winters are cold with some snow, and summers get hot and humid. Warrick County is vulnerable to tornadoes.
The Warrick County School Corporation district serves Boonville
Boonville is zoned to the Warrick County School Corporation district, which gets an A-minus from Niche. The system serves over 10,000 students with a 17-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and allows controlled open enrollment. Depending on their address, Boonville kids may attend Oakdale Elementary or Loge Elementary, both of which earn A-minuses. Older students go to B-plus-rated Boonville Middle and C-plus-rated Boonville High. The high school offers dual enrollment classes at Ivy Tech Community College and the University of Southern Indiana.
Recreation at City Lake Park, Scales Lake and more
City Lake Park has playgrounds and a splash pad, as well as a paved path around a small lake where visitors can fish for bass, bluegill, crappie and channel catfish. There’s another playground at Breckenridge Park, a few blocks from the Boonville-Warrick County Public Library. The Boonville Junior League baseball and softball teams play on the diamonds behind Boonville High, near the school’s tennis courts and basketball stadium. Scales Lake Park, on the city’s outskirts, has forested bike trails, campsites and a petting zoo. There’s also a sandy, swimmable beach. Nearby, the Warrick County 4-H Center & Fairgrounds hosts the annual county fair and other events, like demolition derbies and tractor pulls. Quail Crossing Golf Club has a public, 18-hole course, dining options and event venues.
Shopping/dining in Boonville’s town square, on State Road 62
Small businesses, banks and restaurants fill Boonville’s historic town square, clustered around the Warrick County Courthouse. The Vintage Market and SassaFrassy’s are antique stores, close to Persnickety’s, a candles and gifts shop. Village Mercantile, a locally owned fabric store, offers sewing classes. The town square is also the center of Boonville’s dining scene, with popular mom-and-pop eateries like 3rd Street Saloon and Una Pizza. “Commander’s Grill is the big place that everybody goes to. It’s a family-style, bar vibe, and the food is amazing,” Wilkins says. Fast-food chains and big box retailers, including Tractor Supply and Walmart Supercenter, line State Road 62.
WATS bus routes, highways connect around Warrick County
Warrick Area Transit System, or WATS, bus stops are scattered throughout Boonville. Routes run to destinations like the library, Walmart and the Ascension St. Vincent Warrick hospital and emergency room, a top local employer. Evansville amenities, including the Evansville Regional Airport and Deaconess Gateway Hospital, are within 17 miles of most homes. Downtown Evansville attractions such as the Evansville Children’s Museum and Evansville Museum are less than 25 miles away, about a 30-minute drive via State Road 62 and Interstate 69.
