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Chesterton is a big small town of 14,446 people in Porter County, Indiana. It's about 12 miles from Michigan City, IN and 36 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,446people
$301kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
40"Snow
222Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,446
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,536 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Michigan City, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,897/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 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 (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (494 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MGC airport
- 38 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 112 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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