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Hudson Lake is a small town of 1,347 people in LaPorte County, Indiana. It's about 15 miles from South Bend, IN and 59 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $976 a month.
1,347people
$241kTypical home
$976/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
62"Snow
210Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,347
- Part of a metro area
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to South Bend, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,521/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,392 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 45% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SBN airport
- 62 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaPorte County: R+14 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.