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Ross is a big small town of 6,751 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 26 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,751people
$119kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
222Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,751
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,191 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Chicago, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$751/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GYY airport
- 26 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 262 bars within 25 mi
- 351 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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