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Whiting is a small town of 4,532 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 15 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,532people
$199kTypical home
$1,004/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,532
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,508 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Chicago, IL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,004/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,633 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to GYY airport
- 16 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 594 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 802 bars within 25 mi
- 1,004 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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