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Michiana Shores is a tiny town of 364 people in LaPorte County, Indiana. It's about 4 miles from Michigan City, IN and 45 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $451k and rent runs about $988 a month.
364people
$451kTypical home
$988/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
54"Snow
210Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 364
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,046 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Chicago, IL
- 4 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $451k (≈$2,846/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.9% 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
- 54" 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
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,392 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MGC airport
- 48 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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.