Amenities in Merrillville

OpenStreetMap · six inputs · 12% of the overall score

C−

57/100
50th of 60

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The six inputs

Groceries7

Chicago median 625% · scores 64

Restaurants & cafés53

Chicago median 5020% · scores 72

Parks5

Chicago median 6520% · scores 44

Fitness1

Chicago median 515% · scores 20

Healthcare13

Chicago median 910% · scores 64

Retail110

Chicago median 7510% · scores 89

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Best Chicago suburbs for amenities

All 60 ranked, Merrillville highlighted

1ChicagoA+153 2EvanstonA+181 3Oak ParkA161 4NilesA106 5BerwynA−107 6SkokieA−121 7NapervilleA−92 8CiceroA−84 9Oak LawnA−106 10GlenviewB+77 11SchaumburgB+89 12AlgonquinB+92 13Park RidgeB+72 14Orland ParkB+90 15ValparaisoB+101 16Mount ProspectB+61 17Des PlainesB+77 18Arlington HeightsB63 19WheatonB58 20Highland ParkB60 21WoodridgeB67 22Downers GroveB63 23StreamwoodB51 24Buffalo GroveB−43 25PalatineB−44 26Carol StreamB−36 27Glendale HeightsB−42 28St. CharlesB−55 29ElmhurstB−41 30GurneeB−116 31WaukeganB−44 32Crystal LakeB−53 33LombardB−53 34NorthbrookB−45 35GaryB−32 36Calumet CityC+39 37DeKalbC+60 38ElginC+39 39Hanover ParkC+32 40AddisonC+30 41CarpentersvilleC+38 42HammondC25 43BolingbrookC53 44RomeovilleC32 45WheelingC39 46AuroraC39 47BartlettC24 48JolietC43 49MundeleinC23 50MerrillvilleC−53 51Tinley ParkC−25 52PlainfieldC−19 53Elk Grove VillageC−46 54Crown PointC−9 55Hoffman EstatesC−27 56OswegoC−49 57ScherervilleC−39 58North ChicagoD+26 59PortageF19 60HobartF8

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Better than Merrillville on amenities

Merrillville grades C− on amenities. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.

SuburbAmenitiesRestaurants & cafésGroceriesOverall

Valparaiso14 mi from MerrillvilleB+1016 66 C+ Gary8 mi from MerrillvilleB−324 37 F Calumet City14 mi from MerrillvilleC+397 37 F Hammond14 mi from MerrillvilleC256 45 D

Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026

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