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Best places to live in Greater Gary

25 places with 524,699 residents within about 30 km of Gary, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Gary, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Valparaiso (Indiana)
    Indiana, 32,626 residents    64
  2. 2South Haven (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,282 residents    64
  3. 3Portage (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    60
  4. 4Shorewood Forest
    Indiana, 2,708 residents    60
  5. 5Lakes of the Four Seasons
    Indiana, 7,033 residents    59
  6. 6Chesterton
    Indiana, 13,433 residents    59
  7. 7Ogden Dunes
    Indiana, 1,115 residents    58
  8. 8Porter (Indiana)
    Indiana, 4,879 residents    58
  9. 9Aberdeen (Indiana)
    Indiana, 1,875 residents    57
  10. 10Burns Harbor
    Indiana, 1,609 residents    56

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For retired couples

  1. 1Valparaiso (Indiana)
    Indiana, 32,626 residents    67
  2. 2South Haven (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,282 residents    65
  3. 3Dyer (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,051 residents    64
  4. 4Shorewood Forest
    Indiana, 2,708 residents    62
  5. 5East Chicago
    Indiana, 28,699 residents    61
  6. 6Crown Point (Indiana)
    Indiana, 28,879 residents    61
  7. 7Lakes of the Four Seasons
    Indiana, 7,033 residents    61
  8. 8Chesterton
    Indiana, 13,433 residents    60
  9. 9Hobart (Indiana)
    Indiana, 28,404 residents    60
  10. 10Portage (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    60

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For remote workers

  1. 1Dyer (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,051 residents    66
  2. 2Saint John (Indiana)
    Indiana, 14,850 residents    65
  3. 3Crown Point (Indiana)
    Indiana, 28,879 residents    65
  4. 4Schererville
    Indiana, 28,791 residents    65
  5. 5Valparaiso (Indiana)
    Indiana, 32,626 residents    64
  6. 6East Chicago
    Indiana, 28,699 residents    64
  7. 7Hammond (Indiana)
    Indiana, 77,614 residents    64
  8. 8Hobart (Indiana)
    Indiana, 28,404 residents    64
  9. 9Munster
    Indiana, 22,984 residents    62
  10. 10South Haven (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,282 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1East Chicago
    Indiana, 28,699 residents    58
  2. 2Hammond (Indiana)
    Indiana, 77,614 residents    56
  3. 3Munster
    Indiana, 22,984 residents    55
  4. 4Highland (Indiana, 22,936 residents)
    Indiana, 22,936 residents    52
  5. 5Gary (Indiana)
    Indiana, 77,156 residents    49

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For single professionals

  1. 1Hammond (Indiana)
    Indiana, 77,614 residents    53
  2. 2East Chicago
    Indiana, 28,699 residents    48
  3. 3Munster
    Indiana, 22,984 residents    48
  4. 4Highland (Indiana, 22,936 residents)
    Indiana, 22,936 residents    47
  5. 5Gary (Indiana)
    Indiana, 77,156 residents    45

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Portage (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    60
  2. 2Valparaiso (Indiana)
    Indiana, 32,626 residents    58
  3. 3South Haven (Indiana)
    Indiana, 5,282 residents    57
  4. 4Porter (Indiana)
    Indiana, 4,879 residents    56
  5. 5Chesterton
    Indiana, 13,433 residents    56
  6. 6Munster
    Indiana, 22,984 residents    56
  7. 7Dyer (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,051 residents    55
  8. 8Highland (Indiana, 22,936 residents)
    Indiana, 22,936 residents    54
  9. 9Saint John (Indiana)
    Indiana, 14,850 residents    53
  10. 10Shorewood Forest
    Indiana, 2,708 residents    53

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Towns in Greater Gary