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What Is It Like to Live in Hammond?

What it costs to live in Hammond, and how it compares with other Indiana cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

44

41st best value in Indiana

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Indiana cities.

Overall livability

37

50th overall in Indiana

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Hammond is home to about 77,491 people. A typical home runs $107,500 and a household earns around $48,100, a price-to-income ratio of 2.2. Among Indiana's largest cities, it ranks 41st for value and 50th overall.

Hammond at a glance

Median home price

$107,500

17th in IN of 62

Median rent

$914/mo

Median household income

$48,100

Home price to income

2.2x

Unemployment

6.9%

51st in IN of 62

School rating

3/10

36th in IN of 62

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in IN of 62

Walk score

8/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Indiana only. Updated 2026.