Lake ElizaIN
545 residents make their home in this town in Indiana.
Is Lake Eliza a good place to live?
Lake Eliza’s average commute is 65 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 2 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lake Eliza. Lake Eliza has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Eliza.
Lake Eliza stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
The top destinations are Valparaiso (15%), Merrillville (7%) and Gary (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Lake Eliza | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Lake Eliza is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Lake Eliza, 39% come from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Lake Eliza’s year
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Lake Eliza
Soldier Field and 88 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Eliza. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw32 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
8 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
38 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Lake Eliza: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Eliza, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
99% of working residents leave Lake Eliza for work
Where Lake Eliza’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Eliza
About 0 of every 100 Lake Eliza residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Questions about Lake Eliza
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Is Lake Eliza, IN a good place to live?
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