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Lakes of the Four Seasons is a big small town of 7,402 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 28 miles from Michigan City, IN and 38 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,402people
$337kTypical home
$1,688/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
30"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,402
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,249 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,127/mo)
- Median rent $1,688/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to GYY airport
- 38 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 528 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 127 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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