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Long Beach is a small town of 1,111 people in LaPorte County, Indiana. It's about 3 miles from Michigan City, IN and 44 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $672k and rent runs about $976 a month.
1,111people
$672kTypical home
$976/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
210Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,055 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $672k (≈$4,240/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,197 per 100k)
People
- Median age 65
- 13% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MGC airport
- 47 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 550 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 270 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaPorte County: R+14 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
- High 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.