Several of America's biggest corporations have factories or distribution centers in Munster. Whether they're attracted by our low cost structure, our excellent location and transportation network, or the quality of our workforce, our business partners know what we mean when we say that
In addition to these companies, Munster is also home to the offices of almost 300 doctors, as well as several high tech firms in industries such as software and aerospace. These firms have all benefitted from Munster's outstanding environment for business. Come see for yourself the kind of advantages your business can receive when you move to Munster.
Quality of Life Advantages As good a place to do business as Munster is, it's an even better place to live. From the quality of our schools, to the affordability of our homes, our residents enjoy an unparalleled quality of life. Click here to find out more.
For More Information... If you'd like to know more about the advantages Munster can give your business, email our Community Development Department, and let us show you how Munster can work for you.
Munster's Residential Charm
Good planning through the decades has given Munster's residential area a welcome seclusion. Families enjoy a quiet, secure lifestyles in an environment separated from the busy pace of major thoroughfares. Familiar sights in the residential areas include walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and children at play, both in organized and independent activities. Residents express pride in their well maintained neighborhoods through their own landscaping projects and holiday decorations.
Neighborhood parks dot all residential area, providing serene respites and places for active kids to play. Often, there is a school or church within easy walking distance.
Munster has a home style and type to suit every budget. Choose from elaborate complexes of comfortable rental apartments, luxury townhomes and condominiums, elegant older single family homes, or extravagant executive styles.Munster has the home you are looking for!
In it's over 100th year since incorporation, the Town of Munster boasts a wealth of cultural and public amenities enjoyed by its 24,000 residents. This community has grown gradually and totals approximately 9,000 homes. Conveniently located on the south shores of Lake Michigan the distinctive community of Munster offers the families and businesses that call it home all the advantages of life in the big city with a wide selection of shopping, cultural events, and outstanding accessibility - just 26 miles south of Chicago - but none of the headaches and disadvantages that typically come with life in larger towns.
The history of the Town is connected to the growth of the railroad. Settlers arriving in the 1850s arrived by rail; these early residents of the area raised crops and provided dairy products to the profitable Chicago markets. Like many immigrants, the family name of Jacob Monster had been anglicized to Munster. Jacob Munster opened a General Store on Ridge Road in 1870 that provided groceries, hardware, dry goods, and an oak desk that was the area's first U.S. Post Office. In 1907, the community distinguished one of its first residents by forming a municipality, the Town of Munster.
Munster's location near major highways, airports and rail lines has helped the town become a desirable center for business of all sorts. Lower tax rates and real estate have created an appeal to industrial parks and smaller office complexes. This prosperity has given residents a booming local economy and a wide selection of various goods. Many national and regional organizations are proud to call Munster home such as Community Hospital, Pepsi, General Electric Appliance Distribution Center, and Whole Foods. Both retail and industrial corporations enjoy the advantageous logistical location of the community in addition to the well-educated population within the immediate area. Besides the award-winning Munster schools, Munster students can commute to at least three institutions of higher learning - Purdue University Northwest, Calumet College, and Indiana University Northwest.
One of the central points of pride for the town is its consistently top-ranked education system. The elementary schools have received state recognition for meeting the highest standards of attendance, parent participation and student performance. Munster High School has been named a four-star school by the Indiana Department of Education. Students on this level benefit from over 130 courses offered and a selection of advanced placement courses, which give students a chance to earn college credit.
Munster is a great place to live, play and work. The Town is first class in education, culture, shopping, health care, transportation, parks and recreation. Prove it for yourself; come and see us.
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NICTD West Lake Corridor Project The Northwest Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) is proposing the West Lake Corridor Project, an approximate 9-mile southern extension of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s (NICTD) existing South Shore Line (SSL) between Dyer and Hammond, Indiana.
West Lake Transit-Oriented Development As NICTD works through the process to bring the West Lake Corridor project to life, the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) has begun working with communities and consultants on the prospect of "transit-oriented development" (TOD). This is a planning process that is being used to strengthen NICTD's application for federal funding through the Federal Transit Administration "New Starts" program for the West Lake Project.
Centennial Village Centennial Village Development is a public-private partnership between the Town of Munster and CVP Partners. The purpose of the Centennial Village Development is to provide the Town of Munster with a sustainable, mixed-use, walkable community at the intersection of Calumet Avenue and 45th Street.
Utility Rates The Town of Munster maintains three underground utilities. We are a wholesale customer of water from the Hammond Water Works Department. This means we own and operate the distribution system for water. Additionally, we are a member of the Hammond Sanitary District. The District owns and maintains all the pump stations, pressurized mains, retention basins, and the sanitary sewage treatment plant. The Town owns and maintains the gravity drains. Finally, we own and maintain our stormwater system, which manages over-land water from rain and snowmelt. These utility enterprises have significant maintenance needs, particularly in our water utility.
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Announcement of Board of Safety Meeting – July 24, 2025
The Board of Safety meeting, originally scheduled for July 17, 2025, has been rescheduled for June 24, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. in the main meeting Room of the Munster Town Hall.
NIPSCO - Fisher Electric Upgrade
To support the resiliency and reliability of the electric system, we will be upgrading the utility poles and wire in your neighborhood.
NIPSCO - Fisher Electric Upgrade Fact sheet
To support the resiliency and reliability of the electric system, we will be upgrading the utility poles and wire in your neighborhood.
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