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Median Home Price in Portage, IN

The median home value in Portage, IN is $269,829 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.62% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$269,829

Year-over-Year

+0.62%

Population

38,700

Portage ranks #45 of 87 Indiana cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 0.1% below the state's city median of $270,079. It sits in Porter County, where the county-wide median is $335,595.

Crime in Portage

Portage police recorded a violent crime rate of 235 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,108 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Portage

How much does a house cost in Portage, IN?

The median home value in Portage is $269,829. That's up 0.62% from a year earlier. That is about 0.1% below the typical county in Indiana.

Is Portage expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Portage are cheaper than Porter County as a whole, where the median is $335,595 — a difference of about 19.6%.

Is Portage a safe place to live?

Portage police reported 235 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 38,700. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.