Best PlacesLake Dalecarlia, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Dalecarlia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lake Dalecarlia ranks 11,978th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lake Dalecarlia
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.
Lake Dalecarlia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Dalecarlia ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$109,034 median, better than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Lake Dalecarlia ranks low
- Short commute40.7 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 74 pleasant days a year, better than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Dalecarlia
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Dalecarlia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,034, 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 Lake Dalecarlia's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lake Dalecarlia
Lake Dalecarlia runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lake Dalecarlia.
Who works in Lake Dalecarlia, and how
Work in Lake Dalecarlia centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lake Dalecarlia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lake Dalecarlia.
What the weather is like in Lake Dalecarlia, month by month
Lake Dalecarlia 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 Lake Dalecarlia
Chicago Midway International sits about 37 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 Lake Dalecarlia
Schools across Lake Dalecarlia average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elem SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Lake Prairie Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lowell Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Robert Taft Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Crown Point High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Lowell Senior High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Dalecarlia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Dalecarlia 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 Lake Dalecarlia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lake Dalecarlia
Is Lake Dalecarlia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Dalecarlia ranks 11,978th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lake Dalecarlia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,559. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $109,034 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Lake Dalecarlia safe?
Yes, Lake Dalecarlia is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Dalecarlia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Dalecarlia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Dalecarlia 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.
Lake Dalecarlia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Dalecarlia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Dalecarlia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Dalecarlia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Dalecarlia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Dalecarlia 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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