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Lake Dalecarlia is a small town of 1,169 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Kankakee, IL and 37 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,169people
$327kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,169
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,036 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,063/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to GYY airport
- 36 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 588 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.