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Housing costs in Porter 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 | $1,219 | ± $26 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,146 | ± $20 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,092 | ± $21 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,004 | ± $28 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $281,500 | ± $4,859 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $261,900 | ± $5,523 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $242,300 | ± $5,078 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $210,100 | ± $5,209 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 30.2 % | ± 1.6 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.7 % | ± 1.7 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 29.0 % | ± 1.6 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 29.1 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Porter County is $1,219, 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.