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Westville is a big small town of 5,279 people in LaPorte County, Indiana. It's about 12 miles from Michigan City, IN and 45 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,279people
$139kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
42"Snow
210Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,624 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,392 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MGC airport
- 47 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 368 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaPorte County: R+14 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk