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Munster is a small city of 23,733 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 22 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,733people
$334kTypical home
$1,507/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,149 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,108/mo)
- Median rent $1,507/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Low property crime (926 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to GYY airport
- 21 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 445 bars within 25 mi
- 659 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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