Cost of living in Schererville, Indiana
Schererville, Indiana has about 29,701 people. Typical rent is $1,310 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $89,466 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #110 in Indiana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,310 a month.
Schererville is a town in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $89,466 a year.
- People
- 29,701
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,310
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $89,466
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $314,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,429
- Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.237
- Midwest (PADD 2), week of October 12, 2026
Schererville, Indiana has about 29,701 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $314,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lake County is $1,429 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Schererville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, prices sit at 103.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Indiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Schererville's exact store tax.
Some places in Indiana add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.35% of income. That is not a Schererville bill.
In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Schererville's bill.
EIA does not publish a Indiana gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Indiana shares this price.
Among 320 places we list in Indiana with a rent figure, 28 have higher typical rent than Schererville.
Nearby places
- Griffith
Typical rent $1,235
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Typical rent $1,225
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Typical rent $1,230
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Typical rent $1,101
Compare with Schererville - WillowbrookCompare with Schererville
- Munster
Typical rent $1,507
- Lynwood
Typical rent $1,368
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Indiana
Bigger places in Indiana
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.