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Highland is a small city of 23,680 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,680people
$233kTypical home
$1,230/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,680
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,419 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,471/mo)
- Median rent $1,230/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 28" 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 (175 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,232 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to GYY airport
- 22 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,806 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 355 bars within 25 mi
- 554 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 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