Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Long Beach’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and incomes and an A− for health; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Long Beach, above both the Indiana town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 1 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living. Long Beach's schools rank behind 71% of the state's. Long Beach School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Long Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Long Beach beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Long Beach | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.1% | 11.2% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Long Beach is from typical.
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Census counts: 436 in 1930, a peak of 2,740 in 1970, 1,189 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2019 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Long Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
4 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
38 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
38 mi Park & preserveJackson Park
39 mi LandmarkOak Woods CemeteryBarack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution
Who provides power, water and the rest in Long Beach, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Long Beach.
97% of households own their home in Long Beach, where Indiana’s towns sit at 76% and U.S. towns at 73%. Typical home values rose 5.3% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Long Beach. Of the 590 Indiana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Long Beach. 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Long Beach.
| Long Beach | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Long Beach | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.1% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.4% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Long Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Long Beach has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Only 2 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower July high than Long Beach.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Long Beach for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Long Beach is $122,000. Since 2013, Long Beach has added 171 jobs, to 314 in 2023.
| Long Beach | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Long Beach's reported crime rate is below Indiana's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
| Long Beach | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.6 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Long Beach; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Long Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Long Beach is a town in Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Long Beach had a population of 1,189. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan statistical area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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