Hudson LakeIN
A town of 1,347.
Is Hudson Lake a good place to live?
The best of Hudson Lake’s subject grades are an A for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Hudson Lake’s average trip to work is 49 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 43 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on hazard risk. Hudson Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hudson Lake stand out
Where Hudson Lake beats most towns.
1,347 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Hudson Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Hudson Lake is from typical.
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Notre Dame Stadium and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hudson Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
16 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
16 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
14 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
17 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
15 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Moving to Hudson Lake: who provides what
Hudson Lake is unincorporated, so LaPorte County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hudson Lake.
Hudson Lake faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in Hudson Lake work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
0.2% of working residents work locally in Hudson Lake, below both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Hudson Lake’s median household income is $98,000. The top destinations are La Porte (19%), Michigan City (8%) and South Bend (8%).
| Hudson Lake | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hudson Lake, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Hudson Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Hudson Lake is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Hudson Lake are less healthy than 54% of U.S. towns
Hudson Lake beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 35% of Hudson Lake adults feel lonely.
| Hudson Lake | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hudson Lake | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hudson Lake stands out in Indiana and nationally, with more of its households who own their home
100% of households own their home in Hudson Lake.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hudson Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hudson Lake; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Hudson Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Hudson Lake for work
Where Hudson Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Hudson Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hudson Lake, IN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $241,000, 6% below the Indiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.