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The median home value in Porter County, IN is $334,922 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.41% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$334,922
Year-over-Year
+2.41%
National Rank
#736 of 3071
Porter County ranks 6th out of 92 counties in IN by median home price, and is +42.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IN, the typical county has a median home value of $233,695, making Porter County +43.3% above the IN state median.
Households here earn a median of $87,972 a year against a typical home value of $334,922 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 56% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Porter County recorded a violent crime rate of 146 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 915 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 78,689 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Porter County is $334,922. That's up 2.41% from a year earlier. That is about 42.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Porter County the 6th most expensive of 92 counties in Indiana.
Median household income here is $87,972, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Porter County recorded 146 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 78,689 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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