Porter County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Porter County, Indiana. Population: 173.4K.

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Median Home Price

$317.8K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$85.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$82.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,172

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.68%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,607

Property Tax$181

Insurance$132

Total Monthly$1,920

Historical Home Prices

2015

$181.1K

2016

$186.4K

+2.9%%

2017

$193.0K

+3.6%%

2018

$203.9K

+5.7%%

2019

$217.3K

+6.5%%

2020

$236.7K

+9.0%%

2021

$267.9K

+13.2%%

2022

$288.2K

+7.6%%

2023

$301.9K

+4.7%%

2024

$312.7K

+3.6%%

2025

$316.7K

+1.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

415

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

2.8

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

80%

Black

4.1%

Hispanic

11.3%

Asian

1.3%

Two or More Races

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

199

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 81/100

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