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Merrillville is a small city of 36,476 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 28 miles from Michigan City, IN and 32 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,476people
$211kTypical home
$1,282/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
222Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,476
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,098 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Chicago, IL
- 28 mi to Michigan City, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,333/mo)
- Median rent $1,282/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GYY airport
- 31 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 709 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 182 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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