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Clear Lake is a tiny town of 462 people in Steuben County, Indiana. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, MI and 94 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $757k and rent runs about $1k a month.
462people
$757kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
210Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 462
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 415 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 41 mi to Jackson, MI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $757k (≈$4,776/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (919 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to AZO airport
- 83 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 453 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steuben County: R+42 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk