Crown Point vs Munster is square-and-mixed housing versus a finished Illinois-line town with its own schools. Same closed-sales window, honest tradeoffs, live inventory on Realest.

Moving to Highland, Indiana: $273,063 median, 12-day Redfin clock, Main Square on Ridge, School Town of Highland, and the honest no-South-Shore catch.

Moving to Calumet City, Illinois: $149,425 median, no Metra in town, longer DOM, and the honest Torrence / state-line tradeoff.