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Gary is a mid-size city of 68,113 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $1k a month.
68,113people
$95kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
33"Snow
222Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 68,113
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,364 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1360 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,925 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to GYY airport
- 25 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 280 bars within 25 mi
- 429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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