Lakeville · St. Joseph County · IN
Homes for sale in
Lakeville.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $349K
- Avg time on market
- 25 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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About the community
Living in Lakeville.
Lakeville sits eleven miles south of South Bend on US 31, in Union Township at the southern edge of St. Joseph County, Indiana. The 2020 Census put the town at 879 residents inside a footprint smaller than two-thirds of a square mile, which makes Lakeville a true small town rather than a suburb. Most homes line numbered streets just east or west of US 31, which doubles as the historic Michigan Road through the middle of town. Hoosier Racing Tire, a Continental AG brand, keeps its corporate headquarters and warehouse in Lakeville and is the largest year-round employer in the immediate area. Potato Creek State Park is fifteen minutes west, the LaVille Lancers play their home games here, and Chicago is roughly an hour and fifty minutes away via the Indiana Toll Road.
At a glance
879 residents (2020 Census)
Small Union Township town in southern St. Joseph County, Indiana. About 0.63 square miles inside the corporate limits.
Incorporated 1902
Post office opened in 1850, Union Township consolidated thirteen one-room schools into a Lakeville elementary in 1898, town formally incorporated in 1902.
Union-North United Schools
Pre-K through 12 corporation serving Union Township (St. Joseph County) and North Township (Marshall County). LaVille Elementary plus LaVille Jr/Sr High, both on Tyler Road. Mascot: Lancers.
US 31 / Michigan Road
Main north-south corridor through town, on the historic Michigan Road alignment. Four-lane bypass connects directly to South Bend in about 18 minutes.
Hoosier Racing Tire HQ
Continental AG-owned racing tire brand keeps its corporate headquarters and warehouse in Lakeville. The Lakeville facility is the largest year-round employer in the immediate area.
Potato Creek State Park
Indiana DNR park fifteen minutes west with the 327-acre Worster Lake, 3.3 miles of paved bike trail, a 7.4-mile mountain bike loop, swim beach, family cabins, and 287 campsites.
South Shore Line at South Bend Airport
Nearest commuter rail is about twenty minutes north at South Bend International Airport, with one-seat service to Chicago Millennium Station.
Affordable price band
Ownwell area median around $197,700; Data USA place-only ACS median property value reads lower at $136,500. Median annual tax bill near $1,938.
What’s close
Lakeville straddles US 31 in southern St. Joseph County, with Marshall County one mile to the south. The town is rural in feel but tied into the South Bend metro economy by a short commute up the highway.
- South Bend
- Eleven miles north on US 31. Metro core for healthcare, the University of Notre Dame, and manufacturing employment.
- University of Notre Dame
- Roughly 22 minutes north. Football stadium, Snite/Raclin-Murphy art museums, and the regional cultural anchor.
- Plymouth, Indiana
- About 15 minutes south on US 31, the seat of Marshall County and a regional commercial center.
- Potato Creek State Park
- Fifteen minutes west near North Liberty. 327-acre Worster Lake, paved bike trail, mountain bike loop, swim beach, cabins, and 287 campsites.
- Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90)
- About 15 miles north through South Bend. Primary route to Chicago and the broader Toll Road corridor east to Ohio.
- Time zone
- Eastern Time and observes Daylight Saving, unlike most of Northwest Indiana on Central Time. Worth confirming for cross-state work schedules.
What it’s actually like to live here
Day-to-day life in Lakeville is built around the LaVille school complex, the diner-and-feed-store rhythm of US 31, and weekend drives to Potato Creek State Park. There is no big-box retail inside town. For groceries and Target runs people drive into South Bend or down to Plymouth. The Lakeville branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library is the main civic gathering spot besides the schools, and Friday-night LaVille Lancer football games still pull a crowd from across Union and North Townships.
The housing stock leans older and affordable by South Bend metro standards. The 2024 median property value inside the town place was $136,500 per Data USA, and the broader 46536 ZIP runs closer to $200,000 because it includes country acreage with newer custom builds. Most homes sit on town lots with detached garages, and you can still buy a working hobby farm within a five-mile radius. Commuters split between South Bend (healthcare, Notre Dame, manufacturing), Plymouth, and the racing-tire facility on the south edge of town.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Lakeville 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 Lakeville.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- Union-NorthGrades K to 12
Union-North United School Corporation
Schools serving the area
- LaVille Jr/Sr High School (7 to 12)
- LaVille Elementary School (K to 6)
Union-North United covers Union Township in St. Joseph County (including Lakeville) plus North Township in Marshall County (including La Paz). Corporation formed July 1, 1962 from the consolidation of those two townships' districts. Mascot: Lancers. Verify district assignment by parcel before writing an offer.
Around town
What there is to do in Lakeville.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Potato Creek State Park
Indiana DNR park fifteen minutes west with the 327-acre Worster Lake, 3.3 miles of paved bike trail, a 7.4-mile mountain bike loop, swim beach, family cabins, and 287 campsites.
- Family
LaVille Lancers athletics
The shared LaVille Jr/Sr High athletic complex on Tyler Road is the local Friday-night gathering point in fall. Basketball and softball draw a crowd the rest of the year.
- Culture
Lakeville Branch Library
Local branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library system, hosts kids' story time and the town's community programming.
- Family
Hoosier Racing Tire headquarters
The Continental AG-owned racing tire brand keeps its corporate headquarters and warehouse in Lakeville and is part of the local identity. Dirt-track racing fans recognize the address.
- Culture
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame's campus, football stadium, and Snite/Raclin-Murphy art museums sit twenty minutes north in South Bend and are the regional cultural anchor for the area.
- Recreation
South Bend regional dining and parks
Small-town food along US 31 in Lakeville, plus the much wider South Bend dining, brewery, and museum scene a fifteen to twenty minute drive north.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Lakeville.
DriveBy car
- Routes: US 31 (historic Michigan Road) · US 30 (12 miles south through Plymouth) · Indiana Toll Road / I-80/90 (about 15 miles north)
- South Bend (downtown): ~18 min
- South Bend International Airport: ~20 min
- Chicago Loop: ~110 min
- O'Hare Airport: ~120 min
By the numbers
Lakeville taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
0.91%
effective avg
Sales tax
7.00%
combined
Median household income
$62,772
ACS
How Lakeville got here
A bit of history.
Euro-American settlers reached the area in 1836 and the Lakeville post office opened in 1850. The arrival of a north-south railroad in the 1840s turned the settlement into a stop between South Bend and Plymouth, and the Michigan Road, one of the first state-funded highways in Indiana with a 100-foot right of way, ran straight through town. By the 1890s thirteen one-room schoolhouses dotted Union Township; in 1898 they were consolidated into a two-story brick elementary in Lakeville, and the town formally incorporated in 1902.
The original Lakeville High School from the early twentieth century was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and the building still stands as a landmark. The town's school identity shifted in 1962 when Union and North Townships combined to form Union-North United Schools, creating the LaVille Lancers, who play in a consolidated complex on Tyler Road. Hoosier Racing Tire grew in Lakeville through the 1970s and 1980s into the dominant US short-track racing tire brand; Continental AG bought the company in 2016 and kept the Lakeville offices and warehouse in place.
The questions buyers actually ask
Lakeville FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Lakeville. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Is Lakeville, Indiana in Lake County?
- No. The incorporated town of Lakeville is in St. Joseph County, in Union Township, about eleven miles south of South Bend. Lake County, Indiana is on the Illinois border around Gary and Hammond, ninety-plus miles west, and shares nothing geographic with Lakeville. Some MRED listings may file Lakeville under Lake County, but the town itself is St. Joseph County.
- What schools serve Lakeville?
- Public school students attend Union-North United Schools, which runs LaVille Elementary (K to 6) and LaVille Jr/Sr High (7 to 12), both on Tyler Road in Lakeville. The corporation also covers La Paz in Marshall County and competes as the LaVille Lancers.
- How far is Lakeville from Chicago?
- About 95 miles to the Chicago Loop and roughly 120 miles to O'Hare. Drive time is around an hour and fifty minutes to downtown Chicago via the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90), assuming light traffic.
- What are property taxes like in Lakeville?
- The median effective property tax rate in Lakeville is about 0.91 percent per Ownwell, with a median annual tax bill near $1,938. That sits a bit below both the St. Joseph County median (around 1.05 percent) and the national median tax bill, helped by Indiana's homestead circuit-breaker caps.
- Who is the largest employer in Lakeville?
- Hoosier Racing Tire, the short-track racing tire brand owned since 2016 by Continental AG, keeps its corporate headquarters and warehouse in Lakeville. The manufacturing plant is twenty miles south in Plymouth.
- Is there commuter rail to Chicago from Lakeville?
- Not from Lakeville itself. The nearest commuter rail is the South Shore Line, which boards at South Bend International Airport about twenty minutes north, and runs to Chicago Millennium Station.
- What is the closest state park?
- Potato Creek State Park, fifteen minutes west near North Liberty. It has the 327-acre Worster Lake, 287 campsites, family cabins, paved and dirt bike trails, and a swim beach.
Your local agent
Joe knows Lakeville
Most agents will list anything. I focus on the communities I actually know, and the details that determine resale value here aren't in the MLS write-up: which lots back to open space, which streets carry the most consistent demand, which floor plans buyers ask for by name, and what each HOA actually covers.
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