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North Liberty is a small town of 1,775 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It's about 13 miles from South Bend, IN and 68 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $960 a month.
1,775people
$162kTypical home
$960/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
46"Snow
210Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,775
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,727 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Chicago, IL
- 13 mi to South Bend, IN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SBN airport
- 71 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Joseph County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk