Best PlacesHollywood, Munster, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hollywood, Munster, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hollywood, Munster ranks 2,043rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hollywood, Munster
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hollywood, Munster's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hollywood, Munster ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Hollywood, Munster ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 74 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hollywood, Munster
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hollywood, Munster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,754, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hollywood, Munster's effective rate of 1.12%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hollywood, Munster
Hollywood, Munster's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hollywood, Munster.
Who works in Hollywood, Munster, and how
Work in Hollywood, Munster centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Hollywood, Munster
Hollywood, Munster has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Hollywood, Munster and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hollywood, Munster, month by month
Hollywood, Munster sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hollywood, Munster
Chicago Midway International sits about 19 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hollywood, Munster
Schools across Hollywood, Munster average a B+, better than 88% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- James B Eads Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Schrum Memorial SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Henry W Eggers Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Munster High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- Hammond Central High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hollywood, Munster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hollywood, Munster measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hollywood, Munster against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hollywood, Munster
Is Hollywood, Munster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hollywood, Munster ranks 2,043rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on air quality and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hollywood, Munster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,732. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $89,754 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Hollywood, Munster safe?
Hollywood, Munster is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
Compare Hollywood, Munster with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hollywood, Munster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hollywood, Munster represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hollywood, Munster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hollywood, Munster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hollywood, Munster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hollywood, Munster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hollywood, Munster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hollywood, Munster detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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