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Lake of the Woods is a tiny town of 663 people in Marshall County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from South Bend, IN and 81 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
663people
$230kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
46"Snow
210Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 663
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 959 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to South Bend, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,448/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SBN airport
- 83 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 512 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 404 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.