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St. John is a small city of 22,567 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $989 a month.
22,567people
$406kTypical home
$989/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
222Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,567
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,771 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Chicago, IL
- 30 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,562/mo)
- Median rent $989/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (226 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GYY airport
- 28 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,028 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 238 bars within 25 mi
- 308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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