Multi-Family Homes & Duplexes for Sale in Merrillville, IN

In the northwest part of Indiana, Merrillville, with a population of just over 35,000, is a Chicago suburb about 45 miles southeast of downtown. “It’s fair to call Merrillville a bedroom community for people working in Chicago,” says Mark Keene, managing broker with BS Realty Services. “One of the advantages of Merrillville is that it’s not Gary. Gary's southern border connects to the northern part of Merrillville. People will buy a house a block from Gary because it has a Merrillville address.” Gary has been economically depressed after the steel industry's decline. Some communities closer to Lake Michigan still rely on steel plants for jobs, but in Merrillville, fewer still exist. Major Merrillville employers can be found in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroads industrial and technology park, which includes an Amazon Distribution Center and ProFab Sheet Metal. North of that development is the corporate headquarters of the energy company NiSource, one of the largest employers in the region. Where Route 30, or Lincoln Highway, intersects with Interstate 65, that’s where the retail development is. “I’ve lived here my entire life. I’m 64. It used to be that you could get on Route 30