| Index | Portage | Indiana | National |
| Median home price | $156,600 | $126,500 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $936 | $758 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 68.6% | 68.7% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 31.4% | 31.3% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Wheeler, IN | 229 | $0 | 100% |
| Gary, IN | 75,486 | $68,400 | 63% |
| East Chicago, IN | 28,044 | $73,100 | 60% |
| New Chicago, IN | 1,846 | $83,900 | 55% |
| Lake Station, IN | 11,952 | $86,100 | 53% |
| Portage, IN | 36,524 | $156,600 | 15% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Lincoln Park, MI | 36,525 | $81,000 | 56% |
| Rome, GA | 36,518 | $158,000 | 14% |
| Bartlesville, OK | 36,495 | $128,600 | 30% |
| Dunedin, FL | 36,480 | $219,300 | 19% |
| Trumbull, CT | 36,477 | $392,800 | 113% |
| Portage, IN | 36,524 | $156,600 | 15% |
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