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Michigan City is a small city of 31,814 people in LaPorte County, Indiana. It's part of the Michigan City, IN area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $967 a month.
31,814people
$143kTypical home
$967/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
210Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,814
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,542 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the Michigan City, IN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,362 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MGC airport
- 46 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 550 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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