Crown Point · Lake County · IN
Homes for sale in
Crown Point.
- Active listings
- 6
- Median list
- $390K
- Avg time on market
- 71 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
6 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Crown Point.
Crown Point is the seat of Lake County, Indiana, and one of the fastest-growing communities in Northwest Indiana, with a population of 33,899 at the 2020 Census and growth that has carried it past 35,000 since. Daily life still circles the historic downtown Square, where the 1878 Old Lake County Courthouse, the Grand Old Lady, anchors a walkable district of restaurants, shops, and the Lake County Historical Society Museum. Healthcare is led by Franciscan Health Crown Point, a 199-bed full-service hospital at US 231 and I-65. Families are drawn by Crown Point Community School Corporation, a 10-school district serving roughly 9,000 students across Crown Point, Cedar Lake, and Winfield. The 109th Avenue interchange that opened on I-65 in 2010 made the city a quick drive to Chicago, and Crown Point still trades on its colorful nickname as the Marriage Mill of the early 20th century.
At a glance
~33,899 residents
2020 U.S. Census population, estimated near 35,647 in 2026 per World Population Review with growth around 0.78% annually.
Lake County, IN seat since 1840
Crown Point has been the Lake County seat since the Indiana legislature chose the town in 1840 over Liverpool and Cedar Lake.
Crown Point Community Schools
10 schools and roughly 9,000 students across Crown Point, Cedar Lake, and Winfield. Crown Point High School is the lone HS with about 3,000 students grades 9-12.
Franciscan Health Crown Point
199-bed full-service hospital with room to expand to 300, at 12750 St. Francis Drive at US 231 and I-65.
I-65 at 109th Avenue
Direct interstate access via the 109th Avenue interchange that opened in 2010, plus US 231, SR 53 (Broadway), and SR 55 (Main Street).
1878 Old Courthouse on the Square
The Grand Old Lady on the National Register since 1973, now housing the Lake County Historical Society Museum, offices, and shops.
Marriage Mill 1915 to 1940
An estimated 175,000 couples wed at the courthouse including Rudolph Valentino, Tom Mix, a young Muhammad Ali, and Joseph Jackson. The adjoining jail is where John Dillinger escaped in March 1934.
Effective property tax ~0.71%
Indiana's constitutional 1% circuit-breaker cap keeps owner-occupied bills low. 2025 certified gross tax rates are 2.6346 per $100 in Crown Point-Center and 2.4774 per $100 in Crown Point-Ross before caps.
What’s close
Crown Point centers on the historic Old Courthouse Square downtown, with newer residential growth radiating south along SR 55 (Main Street) and east along US 231 and Broadway (SR 53) toward I-65 and the Franciscan Health campus at the 109th Avenue interchange.
- Old Lake County Courthouse / The Square
- 1878 brick-and-tower landmark on the downtown Square. National Register since 1973. Now houses the Lake County Historical Society Museum, offices, and shops.
- Franciscan Health Crown Point Hospital
- 12750 St. Francis Drive, full-service acute-care hospital at US 231 and I-65. 199 inpatient beds, neonatal ICU, pediatric floor, hybrid OR for cardiac care.
- Crown Point High School
- Flagship of Crown Point Community School Corporation. Roughly 3,000 students in grades 9-12.
- Bulldog Park and Franciscan Health Amphitheater
- 183 S. West Street. Downtown park with splash pad, weekly summer Car Cruise, and free Summer Concert Series.
- Old Sheriff's House and Jail (Marriage Mill site)
- Historic jail block behind the Old Courthouse where John Dillinger escaped in 1934. Marriage Mill era artifacts on display.
- Lake County Government Center
- 2293 N. Main Street, modern administrative complex housing county departments and courts.
What it’s actually like to live here
Crown Point's identity still revolves around the Old Courthouse Square, where independent shops, the Lake County Historical Society Museum, and a row of restaurants like Square Roots, Ricochet Tacos, Prime Steakhouse, Provecho Latin Provisions, and Culinary Misfits make the historic downtown a true weekend destination. A block away, Bulldog Park hosts the city's free Summer Concert Series on the lawn of the Franciscan Health Amphitheater, a weekly Car Cruise, and the Taste of Crown Point, all centered on a small footprint at 183 S. West Street. The Crown Point Community Theatre stages productions at the Historic Court House in the Square, keeping live theater rooted downtown.
Beyond the Square, Crown Point reads as a family suburb, with newer subdivisions like Copper Creek, Providence at Stonegate, Ellendale Farm, Regency, and Brighten spreading east and south through farmland and woodland edges. The reopened Sauerman Woods Park on East South Street added a 7,000 square foot all-inclusive playground, six sand volleyball courts, six pickleball courts, and a half-mile illuminated Patriot Path loop around a new four-acre lake in 2025. The 402-acre Lemon Lake County Park west of town offers fishing, five 18-hole disc golf courses, paved and primitive trails, and a winter sledding hill. For commuters, I-65 at 109th Avenue makes the run to the Chicago Loop a roughly 45 to 49 mile, 60 to 65 minute drive in off-peak traffic, with O'Hare about 59 to 65 miles north.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Crown Point community pages coming soon.
Browse the listings above. Detailed neighborhood pages with market stats, school info, and lifestyle take-downs land here as we roll them out.
Schools
Districts serving Crown Point.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- CPCSCGrades K to 12
Crown Point Community School Corporation
Schools serving the area
- Crown Point High School
- Col. John Wheeler Middle School
- Robert A. Taft Middle School
- Eisenhower Elementary
- Jerry Ross Elementary
- Lake Street Elementary
- MacArthur Elementary
- Solon Robinson Elementary
- Timothy Ball Elementary
- Winfield Elementary
CPCSC operates 10 schools serving roughly 9,000 students from Crown Point, Cedar Lake, and Winfield. Verify the live list and any added or closed schools at cps.k12.in.us before quoting boundaries to a buyer.
Around town
What there is to do in Crown Point.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Culture
Old Lake County Courthouse and Square
The 1878 Grand Old Lady anchors downtown with the Lake County Historical Society Museum, shops, and seasonal events on the Square.
- Parks
Bulldog Park and Franciscan Health Amphitheater
Downtown park at 183 S. West Street with a splash pad, weekly summer Car Cruise, and a free Summer Concert Series.
- Parks
Sauerman Woods Park
Reopened in August 2025 at 1000 E. South Street with an all-inclusive playground, pickleball and volleyball courts, and a lit half-mile lake loop.
- Food & Drink
Square Roots
Gastropub on the downtown Square at 108 N. Main Street with wings, burgers, cocktails, and coffee.
- Parks
Lemon Lake County Park
402-acre Lake County park at 6322 W. 133rd Avenue with a fishing lake, five 18-hole disc golf courses, a paved 1-mile lake loop, sand volleyball, a dog park, and a winter sledding hill.
- Culture
Crown Point Community Theatre
Community theater troupe staging shows at the Historic Court House on the Square.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Crown Point.
DriveBy car
- Routes: I-65 at 109th Avenue · US 231 · SR 53 / Broadway · SR 55 / Main Street · SR 8
- Chicago Loop: ~62 min
- O'Hare Airport: ~80 min
- Gary/Chicago Airport (GYY): ~35 min
By the numbers
Crown Point taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
0.71%
effective avg
Sales tax
7.00%
combined
Median sold price
$349,900
MRED · last 12 mo (13 sales)
Median household income
$101,686
ACS
How Crown Point got here
A bit of history.
Solon Robinson and his family settled the area on October 31, 1834, arriving from Connecticut. Robinson opened Crown Point's first general store with his brother Milo in 1837 and was appointed postmaster by President Andrew Jackson in 1836. Robinson lobbied to make Crown Point the Lake County seat, and in 1840 the legislature obliged, choosing the town over Liverpool and Cedar Lake. The city was incorporated in 1868, and construction on the present landmark Old Lake County Courthouse began in 1878 to a design by Chicago architect John C. Cochrane, using 500,000 hand-kilned bricks from the local Henry Wise Brickyard. The central section and clock tower were dedicated in 1880 at a cost of about $52,000, with north and south wings added in 1907 and 1928.
From roughly 1915 to 1940, Crown Point earned the nickname Marriage Mill because Indiana required no waiting period for marriage licenses, drawing an estimated 175,000 couples to the courthouse, among them silent film star Rudolph Valentino, cowboy actor Tom Mix, a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), and Joseph Jackson of the Jackson 5 family. The adjoining Old Sheriff's House and Lake County Jail became internationally famous in March 1934 when bank robber John Dillinger escaped from custody there, reportedly using a carved wooden gun. The Old Courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and now houses the Lake County Historical Society Museum, offices, and shops, while Crown Point itself has grown rapidly in the 21st century, especially after the I-65 interchange at 109th Avenue opened in 2010.
The questions buyers actually ask
Crown Point FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Crown Point. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- What schools serve Crown Point, IN?
- Crown Point is served by Crown Point Community School Corporation, a 10-school district of about 9,000 students that includes Crown Point High School, Col. John Wheeler Middle School and Robert A. Taft Middle School, and seven elementaries (Eisenhower, Jerry Ross, Lake Street, MacArthur, Solon Robinson, Timothy Ball, and Winfield). The district also draws from Cedar Lake and Winfield.
- How long is the commute from Crown Point to Chicago?
- By car via I-65 to I-90 or the Chicago Skyway, the Chicago Loop is roughly 45 to 49 miles and 60 to 65 minutes off-peak. O'Hare is about 59 to 65 miles and 1 hour 19 to 1 hour 24 minutes. Rush hour can push the Loop run to 1 hour 45 minutes or more. The closest South Shore Line commuter rail stations are the new Munster Ridge and Munster/Dyer stops on the Monon Corridor that opened March 31, 2026.
- What is the Old Courthouse Square and the Marriage Mill history?
- The downtown Square is dominated by the Old Lake County Courthouse, built in 1878 to a John C. Cochrane design and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973. From about 1915 to 1940 Crown Point was nicknamed the Marriage Mill because Indiana had no waiting period for licenses; an estimated 175,000 couples wed at the courthouse, including Rudolph Valentino, Tom Mix, a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), and Joseph Jackson. The attached Lake County Jail and Sheriff's House is the building from which John Dillinger escaped in March 1934.
- Where do Crown Point residents go for hospital care?
- Franciscan Health Crown Point at 12750 St. Francis Drive (US 231 and I-65) is the city's primary hospital, with 199 inpatient beds (expandable to 300), a neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatric floor, and a hybrid operating room for cardiac care, plus an attached Franciscan Physician Network medical office building.
- How do Crown Point property and sales taxes compare to Illinois?
- Crown Point is in Indiana, where the state sales tax is 7 percent with no local add-on, and where the state constitution caps owner-occupied residential property taxes at 1 percent of assessed value via the circuit-breaker system. The Lake County 2025 certified gross tax rate for Crown Point-Center is 2.6346 per $100 of assessed value (2.4774 in Crown Point-Ross) before caps; Ownwell pegs the effective rate at about 0.71 percent. Many cross-border buyers compare favorably to higher Illinois property tax bills.
- Where should I focus my home search in Crown Point?
- Buyers looking for walkable historic charm cluster around the downtown Square and the older streets nearby. Newer-build buyers tend to look east toward I-65 and US 231 and south along SR 55 (Main Street), in subdivisions like Copper Creek, Providence at Stonegate, Ellendale Farm, Regency, Brighten, and Olthof Homes' The Willows and Walkerton Park.
- What is there to do in Crown Point on a weekend?
- Eat and shop the downtown Square (Square Roots, Ricochet Tacos, Prime Steakhouse, Provecho Latin Provisions, Culinary Misfits), catch a free summer concert or weekly Car Cruise at Bulldog Park's Franciscan Health Amphitheater, tour the Old Lake County Courthouse and Historical Society Museum, play disc golf or take the kids sledding at Lemon Lake County Park, and walk the new Patriot Path loop at the reopened Sauerman Woods Park.
Nearby
Towns next to Crown Point.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Crown Point.
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