Schererville · Lake County · IN
Homes for sale in
Schererville.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $325K
- Avg time on market
- 1 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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About the community
Living in Schererville.
Schererville sits at the literal crossroads of Northwest Indiana, where US-30 (the old Lincoln Highway) meets US-41 in a town of just under 30,000 people. For Chicago-area buyers, it is the suburb that trades Cook County tax bills for Indiana's 1 percent homestead cap while keeping the Loop inside about an hour's drive. Lake Central School Corporation, shared with Dyer and St. John, is a major reason families plant here. The town's commercial spine on US-41 and US-30 is one of the densest shopping corridors in the region, anchored by Shops on Main, the Crossroads center, and longtime fixtures like Teibel's Family Restaurant since 1929.
At a glance
~29,646 residents
2020 Census. Schererville has grown from under 1,000 residents in the 1940s to almost 30,000 today.
Lake Central School Corporation
Tri-Town district shared with Dyer and St. John since 1966. About 9,200 students across 10 schools. Lake Central High School is in St. John.
US-30 at US-41
The original Lincoln Highway meets US-41 (Indianapolis Boulevard) in the heart of town. I-80/I-94 (Borman) accessible just to the north for Chicago commuters.
NWI retail capital
One of Northwest Indiana's densest retail corridors. Shops on Main carries Whole Foods, Target, Nordstrom Rack, Best Buy, Dick's. Crossroads Shopping Center anchors the NE corner with Strack & Van Til.
Indiana 1 percent cap
Indiana caps homestead property taxes at 1 percent of gross assessed value by constitutional amendment. Schererville's median effective rate runs about 0.90 percent, well below Cook County, IL.
260+ acres of parkland
28 parks plus the Erie Lackawanna Trail for paved walking and biking. Briar Ridge Country Club anchors the south end with a 27-hole Larry Packard course.
South Shore Line nearby
Nearest commuter rail station is Hammond on the South Shore Line, about 14 miles north. Typical pattern is drive 20 minutes to Hammond, then about 35 minutes by train into Millennium Station.
Incorporated 1911
Civil Town of Schererville incorporated September 5, 1911. Named for founder Nicholas Scherer, who platted the village in 1865.
What’s close
Schererville sits about 35 miles southeast of the Chicago Loop, 11 miles south of Lake Michigan, and 2 miles east of the Illinois state line, with the US-30 / US-41 junction as its commercial heart.
- Downtown crossroads (US-30 + US-41)
- Original commercial core along Joliet Street (old Lincoln Highway). The retail spine of Northwest Indiana.
- Lake Central High School
- Tri-Town high school physically located in St. John, serving Schererville, Dyer, and St. John families through LCSC.
- Shops on Main
- Regency Centers retail hub on US-41 with Whole Foods, Target, Nordstrom Rack, Best Buy, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
- Crossroads Shopping Center
- NE corner of US-41 and US-30. Anchored by Strack & Van Til, the longtime NWI grocer.
- Briar Ridge Country Club
- Private 27-hole Larry Packard championship course at 123 Country Club Drive. USGA qualifying site with pool, pickleball, and bocce.
- Borman Expressway access
- I-80/I-94 just north of town. The main route to the Chicago Skyway and Dan Ryan for Loop commuters.
What it’s actually like to live here
Schererville lifestyle is built around the crossroads. You can knock out a full big-box shopping run inside the US-30 / US-41 triangle without ever getting on a highway, and that retail gravity is why neighbors in Dyer, St. John, and even Crown Point drive in for groceries and weekly trips. Family rhythm runs through Lake Central, where Friday night football and travel sports pull the three-town district together. Teibel's, open since 1929, anchors the long-tenured restaurant scene with its fried chicken and lake perch.
Outside the corridor, the town runs over 260 acres of parkland across 28 parks, with Rohrman Park as a central site and the Erie Lackawanna Trail passing through town for paved walking and biking. Briar Ridge Country Club gives the south end a 27-hole private golf footprint and resident pickleball and bocce courts. The pace is suburban and car-first, but the trail spine and park network give Schererville a quieter side that buyers from the city tend to underestimate on their first visit.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Schererville 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 Schererville.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- LCSCGrades Pre-K - 12
Lake Central School Corporation
Schools serving the area
- Lake Central High School (St. John)
- Clark Middle School
- Grimmer Middle School
- Kahler Middle School
- Protsman Elementary
Tri-Town district covering Schererville, Dyer, and St. John since 1966. About 9,200 students across 10 schools. Lake Central High School itself sits in St. John.
Around town
What there is to do in Schererville.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Rohrman Park
Central Schererville park and Parks Department maintenance base, with sports fields, playgrounds, and shelters. Part of the town's 260+ acre, 28-park system.
- Food & Drink
Teibel's Family Restaurant
Open since 1929 at 1775 US-41. The regional standard for fried chicken and lake perch, a Northwest Indiana institution.
- Culture
Briar Ridge Country Club
Private 27-hole Larry Packard championship course at 123 Country Club Drive. USGA qualifying site with two restaurants, a pool, pickleball, and bocce.
- Shopping
Shops on Main
Regency Centers retail hub on US-41 with Whole Foods, Target, Nordstrom Rack, Best Buy, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
- Shopping
Crossroads Shopping Center
NE corner of US-41 and US-30, anchored by Strack & Van Til with Five Guys and other cotenants.
- Parks
Erie Lackawanna Trail
Paved rail-trail running through Schererville, part of a longer NWI corridor used for walking, running, and biking.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Schererville.
DriveBy car
- Routes: US-30 (Lincoln Highway) · US-41 (Indianapolis Boulevard) · I-80/I-94 (Borman Expressway) access just north · Joliet Street
- Chicago Loop: ~50 min
- Hammond South Shore Line station: ~20 min
By the numbers
Schererville taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
0.90%
effective avg
Sales tax
7.00%
combined
Median sold price
$530,000
MRED · last 12 mo (9 sales)
Median household income
$89,466
ACS
How Schererville got here
A bit of history.
Schererville was founded in 1865 when Nicholas Scherer, a German immigrant from Saarland, bought land along the path of the soon-to-be-completed Chicago Great Eastern (later Pennsylvania) Railroad and laid out a village on 40 acres near the old Sauk Trail, which is now Joliet Street. The railroad needed a depot name, and because Scherer owned the surrounding land, the depot and then the town took his name. The civil Town of Schererville was incorporated on September 5, 1911.
In 1913 the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental auto road, was routed through what is now Joliet Street, cementing the crossroads identity. Twentieth-century growth tracked the highways: Schererville counted just 580 residents in 1930 and 948 in 1940, then expanded with postwar suburbanization to nearly 20,000 by 1990 and 29,243 by 2010. The 2020 Census recorded 29,646 residents, a slow plateau as neighboring St. John and Dyer absorb most of the remaining tri-town buildout.
The questions buyers actually ask
Schererville FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Schererville. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- What school district serves Schererville?
- Lake Central School Corporation, which has served the Tri-Town of Schererville, Dyer, and St. John since 1966. About 9,200 students across 10 schools. Lake Central High School itself sits in St. John, so Schererville families drive over the town line for high school.
- How long is the commute from Schererville to downtown Chicago?
- About 36 miles by car, typically 50 minutes via I-80/94 and the Skyway or Dan Ryan in light traffic. Train commuters drive about 20 minutes north to the Hammond South Shore Line station and ride roughly 35 minutes into Millennium Station.
- How are property taxes in Schererville compared to the Illinois side?
- Indiana caps homestead property taxes at 1 percent of gross assessed value by constitutional amendment, and Schererville's median effective rate is about 0.90 percent. That is dramatically below the 2 percent plus effective rates common in Cook and Lake County, Illinois suburbs.
- Where do people shop in Schererville?
- The US-41 / US-30 crossroads is the retail heart. Shops on Main carries Whole Foods, Target, Nordstrom Rack, Best Buy, and Dick's Sporting Goods. The Crossroads Shopping Center on the NE corner of US-41 and US-30 is anchored by Strack & Van Til.
- What is the median home value in Schererville?
- The Zillow Home Value Index for Schererville is about $330,974, up roughly 2.1 percent year over year as of the latest reading. Pricing skews higher inside Briar Ridge and the newer South Schererville subdivisions.
- What makes Schererville different from Dyer, St. John, or Munster?
- Schererville is the retail and highway hub of the Tri-Town: US-30 and US-41 cross right in town, and the Shops on Main and Crossroads centers pull regional shoppers in. Dyer and St. John lean more residential within the same Lake Central district, and Munster (in a different school district) is the more established town to the north.
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