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Beverly Shores is a tiny town of 650 people in Porter County, Indiana. It's about 6 miles from Michigan City, IN and 38 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $607k and rent runs about $2k a month.
650people
$607kTypical home
$1,675/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
44"Snow
210Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 650
- Part of a metro area
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 6 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $607k (≈$3,827/mo)
- Median rent $1,675/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (536 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 18% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MGC airport
- 40 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Porter County: R+11 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk