housing costs · Indiana
Housing costs in Lake County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,131 | ± $16 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,094 | ± $14 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,039 | ± $15 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $947 | ± $13 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $230,600 | ± $2,947 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $214,700 | ± $2,989 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $195,100 | ± $3,059 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $167,800 | ± $2,411 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 31.5 % | ± 1.3 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 30.7 % | ± 1.3 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 30.7 % | ± 1.3 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.3 % | ± 1.0 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Lake County is $1,131, above the Indiana median of $866 across 92 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.