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Winfield is a big small town of 7,816 people in Lake County, Indiana. It's about 29 miles from Michigan City, IN and 37 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,816people
$410kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
29"Snow
222Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,816
- Part of a metro area
- About 630 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,582/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 48% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GYY airport
- 36 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 564 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 130 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.