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Schneider is a tiny town of 230 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Kankakee, IL and 46 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
230people
$173kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 230
- Part of a metro area
- About 267 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Kankakee, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,088/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GYY airport
- 44 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 568 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 381 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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