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Lake Station is a big small town of 13,185 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Michigan City, IN and 29 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,185people
$137kTypical home
$1,124/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
222Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,185
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,590 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Michigan City, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$866/mo)
- Median rent $1,124/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GYY airport
- 30 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 749 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 231 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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