Living in Roseland, IN
Roseland is a small town of 1,175 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It's about 3 miles from South Bend, IN and 74 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,175people
$123kTypical home
$1,227/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
62"Snow
210Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,175
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,117 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to South Bend, IN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $1,227/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 16% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 30% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SBN airport
- 78 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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