Hot-summer humid continental

Crown Point, Indiana

Lake County, Indiana · Population 34k · 751 ft elevation

Living in Crown Point

Crown Point has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Crown Point at a glance

Population
34k
Elevation
751 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
30″70th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,592 hrs20th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$273k52th percentile
Median rent
$1,369/mo61th percentile
Median household income
$96k70th percentile
Property tax rate
0.93%47th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
4.1%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
7.431th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
41%41th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
61%
Violent crime rate
90 per 100k28th percentile
Property crime rate
370 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
99th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Crown Point, Indiana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F15°F2.3″9.7″122 hrs
Feb36°F17°F1.9″9.3″140 hrs
Mar47°F27°F2.3″3.4″193 hrs
Apr60°F37°F3.7″0.3″224 hrs
May71°F49°F4.2″—259 hrs
Jun80°F59°F5.1″—302 hrs
Jul83°F62°F4.3″—331 hrs
Aug82°F60°F4.3″—300 hrs
Sep77°F52°F3.3″—259 hrs
Oct64°F41°F3.6″0.2″194 hrs
Nov49°F30°F2.6″0.9″151 hrs
Dec37°F21°F2.2″5.9″119 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology