We call Lowell a Small urban area in the Central Time Zone, because it is located in metro area, its population is between 10,000 and 20,000 people, its population density is less than 10,000 (based on our classification described here: https://dwellics.com/blog/big-city-small-town-or-something-in-between/)
The total area of 50 states in the USA 3.797 million square miles including 277,209 square miles of water.
Hoosiers (2% of the US Population) live on the territory 36,420 square miles (1%).
Indiana is further divided into 92 counties with 1799 locations, one of which is Lowell.
Note for the nerds to understand how we got 1799 locations in Indiana: There are several ways to classify locations in the USA. There is Census system that divides Indiana a into locations in several ways, however, when we draw them all on the map, they don't seem to cover the entire land of the USA. There are blah-blah-blah locations that are not included for blah-blah-blah reasons. That's why we add locations from more than 1 classifications. Not all of the locations we analyze are classified as cities, but locals often refer to them as cities and use their names from all classifications interchangeably. 500,598 of Hoosiers live in Lake County (7.3% of Indiana population) on the territory 504.1 square miles (1.38% of Indiana land).
The city Lowell's land consists of
- 7% of the area with buildings,
- 9% of the area covered by trees and parks,
- 83% of open land and
- 1% water.
Since there is a recent trend of people working at home or with the hybrid home-office schedule, let's look at how well the infrastructure in Lowell, IN is built for remote workers and hybrid employees. When people work from home, the internet becomes very important.
Hybrid workers may need to be able to hop on a plane or commute to the office by a car occasionally, so we look at the road network (are there many roads in Lowell, IN?) and the traffic (are the roads in Lowell, IN congested?).
Internet speeds
internet fixed
161 Mbps
internet mobile
54 Mbps
The wireless internet speeds in Lowell are approximately 161 Mbps, while wired internet connections average a speed of 54 Mbps that is about average considering it's in the 90th percentile of the country.
Note: When people test their Internet speeds on their various devices, their results are saved with a timestamp in one of the nationwide databases. We use these data collected over the last 3 months to present it to you here.
Transportation in Lowell, Indiana
Airport
in 23 miles
Coastline in
25 miles
Traffic
low
Road network
mid
The nearest nonprimary airport to Lowell is 7 miles away.
The nearest primary airport for commercial flights Chicago Midway International Airport is 51 miles away.
If you work remotely near a beach, you'll surely want to know the distance to the shore. The nearest coastline is 25 miles away which represents 78.1% of the maximum distance 32 miles from the beach in the inland areas of Lake County.
Compared to the national averages, traffic on highways and roads in Lowell is the lowest. The road network is moderate according to the Georeferenced information on road infrastructure.
You also may like our list of the Top 100 locations for remote or hybrid work.
To learn about state-wide laws and regulations, check out our Indiana Law Summary.
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Evaluating the Lowell Experience
Unfiltered Perspectives: Real-life feedback from users living in Lowell
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Safe, close to I-65 and route 41, clean streets and parking lots, people are friendly, live in a town with a country feel that is only 20 minutes from a bustling town that has numerous restaurants and an array of shops. | No theater, very few stores |
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Safe, close to I-65 and route 41, clean streets and parking lots, people are friendly, live in a town with a country feel that is only 20 minutes from a bustling town that has numerous restaurants and an array of shops. |
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No theater, very few stores | |
