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Homes in Carmel
Carmel is a city of houses: of its 40,859 homes, 70% are detached, 6% are townhouses and other attached houses and 24% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Carmel is new: 45% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 22% before 1980. The median home dates from 1998. Owners live in 74% of homes.
In nearby Westfield, 5 miles away, 8% of homes were built before 1980, so Carmel's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Carmel's homes are newer than those in 84% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
45% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
78% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Whole-house orders
With 70% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 74% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Carmel weather and your shutters
At Carmel 3 E, IN (5 mi away), July averages a high of 84.4°F and January a low of 18.8°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from December to March.
About 18 days a year reach 90°F, 122 nights fall to freezing and 44.2 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more freezing nights than in 79% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 1 min on the longest day to 9 h 20 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 73° above the horizon in June and 27° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Carmel 3 E, IN (temperature) and Carmel 1.5 W, IN (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.5°F | 18.8°F | 3 in |
| Feb | 38.8°F | 21.4°F | 2.4 in |
| Mar | 49.2°F | 29.9°F | 3.6 in |
| Apr | 61.8°F | 40.5°F | 4.3 in |
| May | 72.1°F | 51°F | 4.7 in |
| Jun | 81.1°F | 60.8°F | 5.1 in |
| Jul | 84.4°F | 64.1°F | 4.2 in |
| Aug | 83°F | 62.2°F | 3.6 in |
| Sep | 77.1°F | 54.5°F | 3.4 in |
| Oct | 64.7°F | 42.7°F | 3.3 in |
| Nov | 50.8°F | 32.5°F | 3.6 in |
| Dec | 39.2°F | 24°F | 3 in |
Cold winters
With 122 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Carmel
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Carmel
- Westfield 5 mi
- Noblesville 9 mi
- Fishers 9 mi
- Indianapolis 13 mi
- Greenwood 25 mi
- Anderson 25 mi
More about shutters in Carmel
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Carmel’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.