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Town of Pines is a tiny town of 530 people in Porter County, Indiana. It's about 5 miles from Michigan City, IN and 39 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $833 a month.
530people
$159kTypical home
$833/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
46"Snow
210Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 530
- Part of a metro area
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Chicago, IL
- 5 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 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 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MGC airport
- 42 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 314 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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