Looking to move possibly to Northwest Indiana... (Gary, Hammond: rental, neighborhoods)

[domergurl]

I think people who were raised in Lake County are pretty adamant about LC being the region. But fomer LC residents who have moved into Porter, Newton & LaPorte counties still want to hold on to their region roots, so they took the name with them.

When I went to college near Fort Wayne, that was the first time I'd ever heard the term "region rat" and that was from the people I was in college with from Hammond, Gary, Whiting and East Chicago. But rrah is right. I too remember learning about the Calumet Region in high school history.

[rrah]

As my former neighbor used to say, "It smells like money to me."

I love it!

[littlefranciscan]

I know that Munster Indiana is a pretty nice place..South Bend as well..


I grew up in Hammond but... I think it has gone down hill..someone told me..If I was told wrong..someone please tell me?

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by rrah

I love it!

Growing up in a town with an oil refinery I heard that saying all the time. I've also heard it from people in places with cattle feed lots and pork slaughterhouses. Personally, I greatly prefer non-stinky money!

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by peachkitten

My husband and I are thinking of moving back to northwest Indiana.

We are in our mid-twenties and looking for a more laid back FRIENDLY community than the city suburb we are currently in.

Are there any communities that are similar to this? We went to Valparaiso University for college, although didn't really think about moving back later on. We love the area around the dunes...but really looking for a younger area since we are only in our twenties. We do plan on having a family in a few years.

Any suggestions for finding a place to live? any communities that stand out?

peachkitten, to get back to the original question, and in the interest of being more positive than I have been so far in this thread, let me say that if you DO find this younger, laid-back community in NW Indiana, please report back and let us know! I'll do anything to get out of my current lease to move there. (I'm not joking.) The closest such place I've found so far is North Chicago, and that's just too far of a commute for my job in Valpo.

[artemis]

Originally Posted by valpoguy

Growing up in a town with an oil refinery I heard that saying all the time. I've also heard it from people in places with cattle feed lots and pork slaughterhouses. Personally, I greatly prefer non-stinky money!

Then Valpo is the place for you :-)

[artemis]

Originally Posted by littlefranciscan

I know that Munster Indiana is a pretty nice place..South Bend as well..


I grew up in Hammond but... I think it has gone down hill..someone told me..If I was told wrong..someone please tell me?

There are still nice neighborhoods in Hammond. Munster is growing, but its getting caught up in the "traffic from H*ll" category, right along with Highland & Schererville.

If I ever move back to Indiana (hopefully), I will probably move to LaPorte County, since my kids are there. Maybe Porter County, but not Lake County. They've had their property taxes so messed up in recent years, I don't want any part of that.

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by artemis

Then Valpo is the place for you :-)

Ha! Except that I have to drive or ride through the stink to get to a place with anything going on.

[domergurl]

I think I would move to Munster to be closer to Chicago ...

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by domergurl

I think I would move to Munster to be closer to Chicago ...

Does Munster have more of a younger/single/moreliberal/artsy/hipster/whatever kind of scene than Valpo, or is it similar?

If it's similar, it probably makes more sense for me stay where I'm 10 mins. from work and an hour from downtown, rather than move to where I'm 30-40 mins. from work and 30-40 mins. from downtown, since I go to work 5 days a week and play 1-2 days per week.

If Munster would be more my style than Valpo, though, it might be worth the commute to work.