Home Corner is right around the corner from the VA hospital
Home Corner sits on the southeasternmost corner of Marion, flanked by the Marion VA Medical Center and cornfields. With the rest of Marion to the north, residents can keep to their quiet, almost rural streets. Sally Jenks lists the VA hospital as one of Marion’s major employers, alongside Indiana Wesleyan University right next door, meaning Home Corner residents can live right around the corner from work. While residents here may be on the outskirts of Marion, they are closer to Gas City than most Marion neighborhoods, where they can access the city’s destination park and the annual events hosted there.
The NHDVS home was built to house disabled Civil War soldiers and slowly became a VA hospital in Home Corner.
Marion VA Medical Center in Home Corner provides primary care and specialty health services.
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Home Corner's bungalows and historic Nationals
Nationals built in the early 1900s and 1950s bungalows sit along Home Corner’s narrow, sidewalk-less streets. Trees hug the road, creating a sense of privacy when driving through the neighborhood, while telephone wires hang overhead. Homes here typically sell between $40,000 and $175,000, with those on the higher end of the spectrum sometimes offering over an acre of land.
Many homes in Home Corner have had additions to increase the living space.
Ranch homes in Home Corner have plenty of space for smaller families.
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Gas City Park's petting zoo and swimming pool
Because Home Corner is so close to Gas City, residents can drive down to Gas City Park to get outside. Visitors can walk through the petting zoo, which features llamas, goats, deer and chickens. Little vending machines with feed are around the zoo, costing only a quarter. “We recently got a splash pad, and we just redid our pickleball courts,” says broker Kayla Poling with F.C. Tucker Realty Center and Gas City resident. The pool here is open in the summer, where kids can enroll in swim lessons. “There’s a lot of camping there too,” Poling says. “There’s always campers and tents and lots of tables for people to have a picnic.” While this park might be outside of Marion’s city limits, it is closer than Marion’s major destination park — Matter Park, which is over 6 miles north. On the Marion side, Idyl Wyld Roller Rink has been in Marion for over 85 years, open for free skating and available to reserve for parties. The Cardinal Greenway Trail stretches for 62 miles across Indiana, including through Home Corner, giving residents a space to walk, jog and bike.
Check out the Alpacas and ducks at the Gas City Park petting zoo.
Let those good doggies have some play time at the Gas City Park dog park.
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The two elementary schools serving Home Corner
Students living north of 38th Street can attend Allen Elementary School for kindergarten through fourth grade, while those south of this thoroughfare go to Frances Slocum Elementary School. Niche grants them C-plus and C rankings, respectively. For fifth and sixth grade, students head to Justice Thurgood Marshall Intermediate School, which receives a C-plus from Niche. C-rated John L. McCulloch High School allows income-eligible students to enroll in the 21st Century Scholars Program, which can help students earn up to four years of paid tuition to Indiana colleges and universities. Marion High School earns a B.
Allen Elementary School receives an A grade for diversity.
Justice Thurgood Marshall Intermediate School receives an overall Niche grade of C+.
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Custom car shows in Gas City Park and Marion's holiday lights
With Home Corner’s proximity to Gas City, residents can attend the annual events hosted at the park. For the Fourth of July, people watch the fireworks from the park. Every September, Ducktail Run Rod and Custom Show fill Gas City Park with custom and antique cars for people to walk through and view up close. Over in Marion, Matter Park celebrates the winter holidays with the Walkway of Lights, lighting up the park with over 2 million lights.
Halfway between downtown Marion and Gas City
Lincoln Boulevard is the main thoroughfare through Home Corner, linking it with downtown Marion, about 4 miles north, and Gas City, about 4 miles south. The VA hospital is one of two in northern Indiana, drawing patients from all over the region, but non-military families can head to Marion Health Family Medical Center, about 4.5 miles north, just past downtown Marion. Buses run through this neighborhood, stopping at the VA hospital and looping back to downtown Marion.
City of Marion public transportation can take you to the VA hospital and all around, from Home Corner.
Sunnywest is only 2.5 miles from Downtown Marion.
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Restaurants and supermarkets along Western Avenue
Because most of Home Corner are homes and the VA hospital, residents head to Western Avenue for their shopping and restaurants. J & L Breakfast House matches Home Corner’s rural feel with cherry wood walls and a floral trim along the ceiling. Patrons can stop in for breakfast egg and pancake dishes or steaks and grilled chicken for dinner. A bit up Western Avenue, Casa Brava Authentic Mexican Cuisine’s walls pop with vibrant yellow and orange. Thirty-eighth Street connects residents with Western Avenue, where they can stop in Meijer for groceries, about 2.5 miles away. Walmart is 3 miles from Home Corner.
Retail centers with Meijer’s, Walmart, and clothing stores is just a short drive from Home Corner to College Park.
Home Corner is never to far away to go shopping with friends.
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Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Home Corner
US
Homicide
4
4
Sexual Assault
5
4
Assault with Weapon
4
4
Robbery
3
4
Burglary
3
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
3
4
Larceny
3
4
Crime Score
3
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Home Corner Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Home Corner, Marion sell after 33 days on the market compared to the national average of 49 days. The median sale price for homes in Home Corner, Marion over the last 12 months is $80,825, down 13% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
1,312
Median Age
34
Population under 18
25.2%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
19.1%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$39,592
Significantly below the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$54,881
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
86%
College Graduates
15.7%
Below the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
5.1%
% Population in Labor Force
52.9%
Below the national average
65.1%
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
42/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
20/ 100
Source: Walk Score
Source: Walk Score
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