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Granger is a small city of 30,321 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It's about 8 miles from South Bend, IN and 80 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,321people
$331kTypical home
$1,656/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
49"Snow
210Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,321
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,234 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to South Bend, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,088/mo)
- Median rent $1,656/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SBN airport
- 83 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 386 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Joseph County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk