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Koontz Lake is a small town of 1,182 people in Starke County, Indiana. It's about 21 miles from South Bend, IN and 69 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $663 a month.
1,182people
$143kTypical home
$663/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
210Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,182
- Part of a metro area
- About 335 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to South Bend, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$903/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SBN airport
- 71 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Starke County: R+52 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk