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Hammond is a mid-size city of 76,768 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $1k a month.
76,768people
$160kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 76,768
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,376 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,008/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (583 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,449 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to GYY airport
- 18 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 687 bars within 25 mi
- 881 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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