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Griffith is a small city of 16,273 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,273people
$210kTypical home
$1,235/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,273
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,095 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- 25 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,325/mo)
- Median rent $1,235/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (876 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GYY airport
- 25 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 284 bars within 25 mi
- 399 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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