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Valparaiso is a small city of 34,733 people in Porter County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Michigan City, IN and 41 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
34,733people
$267kTypical home
$1,224/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,026 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Michigan City, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,686/mo)
- Median rent $1,224/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MGC airport
- 42 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 114 bars within 25 mi
- 157 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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