There are 7 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Hammond. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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Dyer, IN
8.6 mi from downtown Hammond · Mixed-income catchment
3401 183rd Street, Hazel Crest, IL
11.4 mi from downtown Hammond · Modest surrounding area
9321 South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL
12.1 mi from downtown Hammond · Modest surrounding area
1601 45th Street, Griffith, IN
6.2 mi from downtown Hammond · Modest surrounding area
3679 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL
4.2 mi from downtown Hammond · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Dyer location has the highest Goods Score (39 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 7 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Hammond, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.