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Shorewood Forest is a small town of 3,263 people in Porter County, Indiana. It's about 23 miles from Michigan City, IN and 38 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,263people
$479kTypical home
$1,219/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
36"Snow
222Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,263
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,718 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,021/mo)
- Median rent $1,219/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 47
- 39% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GYY airport
- 38 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 601 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.