| | Merrillville, IN | Crown Point, IN | United States |
| Overall | 87.3 | 87.3 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 94.7 | 97.0 | 100 |
| Health | 93.6 | 93.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 66.9 | 96.8 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $219,500 | $324,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,930.0% | 9,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 93.5 | 92.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 98.3 | 98.4 | 100 |
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Reviews for Merrillville 
3 Reviews
too close to Gary with that More
Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of More
Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too More
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Reviews for Crown Point 
6 Reviews
Lived there for ten years and it's too saturated with crime because it's located so close to Gary IN. People are unfriendly and there's the "good ol' boy mentality More
Good Schools bad Health Care More
Like all of northwest Indiana, the weather in Crown Point is affected by Lake Michigan. When July and August temps reach into the upper 90s a few miles south of here, More
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