Hobart Realtor

Hobart is a Lake County city built around Lake George, with a downtown on Main Street and a retail strip on US 30 at its south end. It fits buyers who want a lake town with older blocks close in, newer streets on the edges, and US 30, State Road 51, and I-65 close by. Realest works Hobart homes from the shop on South Main in Crown Point. Love Thy Neighbor means we tell you which streets back up to the water and which ones only feel close.

We don’t post a median price here. Pull recent sold homes on Realest.com for the streets you’re comparing, then call the shop when you want a number that matches the house.

Hobart has no passenger train station. US 30 runs along the south side, State Road 51 runs through downtown on Third Street, and I-65 has a Ridge Road exit in Hobart. South Shore Line riders drive north to a stop such as Miller in Gary. Ask for door-to-door minutes for your work address.

School City of Hobart serves the core of the city, and parts of Hobart fall in River Forest Community School Corporation or Merrillville Community School Corporation. Confirm the district and the building for the exact address before you write an offer. City services start on the City of Hobart site, and City Hall is at 414 Main St.

“Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.”
Proverbs 24:27 (ESV)

Call (219) 801-0432 when you want our read on whether Hobart belongs on your list.

Who it fits

• Buyers who want a lake town where Lakefront Park, the Main Street shops, and the summer market on the lake sit in one downtown.
• Households comparing Hobart with Merrillville, Portage, and Crown Point for schools, roads, and taxes.
• Sellers who need comps that fit. A house on the water, a downtown block, and a south side subdivision near US 30 price differently, so we pull comps from your part of town.
• Buyers who will check the flood map and walk the block on a weekday morning before they write.

Neighborhoods and areas

• Downtown and Main Street: The Hobart Commercial District, listed on the National Register in 2014, sits roughly between Lake George, the Norfolk Southern tracks, and Center and Second streets. The historic Art Theatre is downtown, and the city also marks a local Lake George Commercial Historic District. Expect older homes close in.
• Lake George and Deep River: Lake George is a mill pond on Deep River, about 270 acres. Two parks and several residential areas border the lake and the river. Pull the flood zone for any house near the water, and read our flood zones guide.
• Ainsworth: A neighborhood on the south side near State Road 51 and the Canadian National tracks. It was an unincorporated Ross Township community until Hobart annexed the area in the early 1990s.
• South side along US 30: Hobart annexed this part of Ross Township in 1993, and it holds Southlake Mall and the stores around it. The area is served by the Merrillville post office, so an address there can read Merrillville even inside Hobart city limits. Check the city limits and the school district by parcel.
• Towns people compare: Merrillville and Crown Point to the southwest, Griffith to the west, Portage to the northeast, and Valparaiso to the east.

Schools

School City of Hobart runs the public schools for the core of the city from its office at 32 E. 7th St. Its buildings are Hobart High School, Hobart Middle School, Joan Martin, Liberty, and Veterans at Mundell elementary schools, and the Early Learning Center at George Earle. Hobart High School teams are the Brickies, named for the brickyards that once stood on the north side. The 2020 Census school district map puts parts of the city in River Forest Community School Corporation and Merrillville Community School Corporation. Start with the School City of Hobart site and the Merrillville Community School Corporation site. We don’t publish ratings here. Confirm the district and the school for the exact address before you write an offer.

Commute and transit

• US 30 runs along the south side of Hobart and meets I-65 just west in Merrillville. State Road 51 starts at US 30 in Hobart and runs north through downtown on Third Street.
• I-65 has a Ridge Road exit in Hobart, north of the US 30 interchange.
• Hobart has no passenger train station. Amtrak stopped serving the old Pennsylvania Railroad depot on Lillian Street in 1991.
• South Shore Line stops north of Hobart include Miller, at 760 S. Lake St. in Gary, and the Ogden Dunes station at US 12 and Hillcrest Road, which serves Portage. Check the South Shore Line station map and the schedule the week you tour.
• Traffic decides your real number, so ask for door-to-door minutes for your work address.

Taxes and costs

Hobart is in Lake County, and the city spans Hobart and Ross townships. Tax bills follow Indiana rules and the assessed value of each parcel, and the rate changes with the taxing district, so a Hobart address and a Merrillville address won’t match. Homestead and other deductions can change the payment. We won’t guess a typical bill here. Read our Indiana homestead deduction guide and Indiana property taxes and homestead. Near Lake George and Deep River, price flood insurance too, and read the Real Estate USA explainer on flood insurance outside a flood zone. Then pull the parcel record and a lender payment estimate before you lock a budget.

Things to do

• Lake George waterfront: Music plays near the Lakefront Park clock tower and at the Revelli Bandshell in the warm months, and Festival Park sits at the Lake George dam site. People fish and boat on the lake.
• City events: The city lists a Lakefront Festival in June, the Summer Market on the Lake on summer Thursdays, and an Independence Day parade, concert, and fireworks. Check the Hobart events page for this year’s dates.
• Hobart Prairie Grove and the Oak Savannah Trail: This unit of Indiana Dunes National Park holds forested ravines on the west shore of Lake George. The Oak Savannah Trail runs through it on an old rail line toward Griffith, and the Hobart Woodland trail leads to a lake overlook. See the National Park Service trail page.
• Deep River County Park: A Lake County park at 9410 Old Lincoln Hwy. with the historic Wood’s Mill. The Real Estate USA fall color guide covers it.
• Cressmoor Prairie: A dedicated state nature preserve that protects a rare black soil prairie.

Before you write or list

Condition does the selling. Roofs, mechanicals, sewer lines, and dry basements get checked first, and the older homes near downtown and the lake raise more of those questions than a newer subdivision. Read our radon testing guide and flood zones guide before inspection day. We price from the closed sales that match your street, not a town average.

Buying in Hobart

Start with fit: payment, school district, flood zone, and the commute you will actually drive. Expect to sign a written buyer agreement before you tour with us. Read Buy, our buying guide, our financing guide, and our guide to buyer closing costs in Lake and Porter County. Our blog post on working with a Realtor in Hobart goes deeper on the town. Looking at a townhome or condo? Read the Real Estate USA guide to buying a townhome or condo in Northwest Indiana. Search homes on Realest.com, then call the shop when you want us on the tour. Moving from Illinois or farther? Start with Relocation.

Selling in Hobart

Price from recent closed sales that match your lot, age, and street. Our Sell page and Learn: selling cover prep and pricing. Indiana sellers also fill out a disclosure form, so read the Indiana seller’s disclosure guide before you list.

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Nearby towns and shop pages

• Merrillville
• Crown Point
• Griffith
• Portage
• Valparaiso
• Buy, Sell, Relocation
• Learn, Ask Realest

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Top photo: Lake George at Lakefront Park in Hobart by Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.