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La Porte is a small city of 22,449 people in LaPorte County, Indiana. It's about 11 miles from Michigan City, IN and 53 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $948 a month.
22,449people
$158kTypical home
$948/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
210Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,449
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,774 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Chicago, IL
- 11 mi to Michigan City, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $948/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,459 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MGC airport
- 55 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 328 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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