| | Michigan City, IN | Chesterton, IN | United States |
| Overall | 81.6 | 100.1 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 91.8 | 96.4 | 100 |
| Health | 90.4 | 90.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 42.4 | 89.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $148,900 | $278,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,800.0% | 9,850.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 78.7 | 118.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 86.8 | 104.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Michigan City 
5 Reviews
I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.)
Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of More
My in-laws live there.
I love to visit the place.
Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature.
It's cold in the More
HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan.
Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and More
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Reviews for Chesterton 
3 Reviews
Chesterton location next to Lake Michigan tempers the changes that we see. We are use to the cold weather but the lake helps keep the area warmer longer into the winter. More
We have a low incidence of crime in our area, very clean downtown, well More
Small town, with all its charm and quiet, with lots of space, but within 45 minutes of downtown Chicago, with all the big city cultural More
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