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Cedar Lake is a small city of 15,295 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Kankakee, IL and 34 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,295people
$282kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,295
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,618 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,778/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GYY airport
- 33 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 176 bars within 25 mi
- 211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+6 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk