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Lowell is a big small town of 11,073 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 27 miles from Kankakee, IL and 40 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,073people
$248kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
222Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,073
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,577 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,564/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (291 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GYY airport
- 38 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 573 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 128 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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