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Lakeville is a tiny town of 735 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It's about 10 miles from South Bend, IN and 76 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $797 a month.
735people
$137kTypical home
$797/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
210Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 735
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,174 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to South Bend, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$861/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SBN airport
- 78 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 517 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 419 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Joseph County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk