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Bass Lake is a tiny town of 983 people in Starke County, Indiana. It's about 36 miles from South Bend, IN and 71 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
983people
$325kTypical home
$1,278/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
210Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 983
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Chicago, IL
- 36 mi to South Bend, IN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,047/mo)
- Median rent $1,278/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 15% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MGC airport
- 71 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Starke County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk