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Salt Creek Commons is a small town of 1,843 people in Porter County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Michigan City, IN and 36 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,843people
$198kTypical home
$1,388/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,843
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,954 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $1,388/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (536 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GYY airport
- 37 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 612 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 183 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Porter County: R+11 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk