Michigan City, Indiana

What It Is Like to Retire in Michigan city

Michigan City, know by locals as Michiana is located in LaPorte County, Indiana, and is about 50 miles east of Chicago. The town is a popular summer tourist destination because of its closeness to Indiana Dunes National Park and is Indiana

Where to Retire in Michigan city and Home Prices

According to Zillow, the median home value was $119,393 in early 2021.

What Is Special about Michigan city

What Is Not Special about Michigan city

Cold snowy winters, crime rate is higher than the national average

Who Will Like Retirement in Michigan city

Retirees who want a small town on a lake and not too far from Chicago (about 50 miles), may like it here. There is an active senior center, a library, golf courses, boating and fishing on Lake Michigan, and a hospital is located here.

Local Economy Is Driven by

Health care drives the economy and summer tourism is also important.

Climate and Physical Environment

January's average temperature is 24 degrees, July's average is 71 degrees. The town averages 40 inches of snow annually.

Restaurants & Cultural Scene

Crime

The crime rate is above the national average.

Medical facilities

Franciscan St. Anthony Health Medical Center is located here.

Transportation

Michigan City offers public bus service; rail service connects the town with Chicago; the city has a municipal airport, the nearest international airport is in South Bend about 35 miles away and Chicago Midway airport is approximately 64 miles away.