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The median home value in East Chicago, IN is $131,019 as of 2026-06-30, down 5.66% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$131,019
Year-over-Year
-5.66%
Population
25,662
East Chicago ranks #87 of 87 Indiana cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 51.5% below the state's city median of $270,079. It sits in Lake County, where the county-wide median is $254,097.
East Chicago police recorded a violent crime rate of 826 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,590 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in East Chicago is $131,019. That's down 5.66% from a year earlier. That is about 51.5% below the typical county in Indiana.
Homes in East Chicago are cheaper than Lake County as a whole, where the median is $254,097 — a difference of about 48.4%.
East Chicago police reported 826 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 25,662. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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