The story of this market
The typical home in LaPorte County, Indiana sells for about $264,208, or $150 per square foot.
Prices are up +17.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 32 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 119% since 2000. Last year 22 of 27 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is cold wave, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,245 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,245 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+9.5%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+16.1%). Worst: 2009 (-3.9%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.7%
IN · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,525
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+9.5%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 27 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
49
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $37,639,846.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.9%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4893 | 2700 | 76.2% | 4.2% | $160,000 |
| 2019 | 5599▲ | 3170▲ | 78.9%▲ | 2.8% | $160,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
LaPorte County, Indiana
The LaPorte County housing market is showing strong growth with a 17.4% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. Sales volume has also increased significantly, with 128 homes sold in the most recent month, reflecting a 23% rise compared to the previous year. Despite higher mortgage rates, the market remains active with rising inventory levels.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the prior refresh cycle (within 12.5%).
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 5 cities · 7 ZIP reports
Median prices moved down 6.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 36 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 13.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports of 7 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
LaPorte County, Indiana — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.8%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 46346 | Kingsford Heights | $170,043 | $115 | +6.6% | 58 | 98.5% | — | 2.1 | 46 | $1,160 | researched Oct 25 |
| 46348 | Morocco | $245,000 | $165 | +0.7% | 45 | 98% | — | 3 | 3 | $988 | researched Sep 22 |
| 46350 | La Porte | $279,450 | $152 | -6.8% | 36 | — | — | — | 225 | $969 | researched Oct 1 |
| 46360 | Michigan City | $237,000 | $158 | +0.3% | 52 | 99% | — | — | 307 | $976 | researched Sep 22 |
| 46371 | — | $320,714 | $172 | +6.3% | 82 | 97.8% | 22.2% | 6 | 37 | $1,870 | researched Oct 25 |
| 46390 | Wanatah | $297,920 | $189 | +8.7% | 45 | 98.2% | 12.5% | 4.2 | 4 | $1,490 | researched Oct 25 |
| 46391 | Westville | $350,517 | $165 | +5.3% | 37 | 98.5% | 26.6% | 4.3 | 65 | $1,560 | researched Oct 25 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Indiana) — Ad Valorem Property Assessment: Property is assessed at 100% of true tax value, determined by market-based assessment systems and annual adjustments. State (Indiana) — Standard Homestead Deduction: Removes the first $45,000 of the homestead's assessed value from taxation. State (Indiana) — Indiana Property Tax Caps (Circuit Breaker): Limits annual property tax liability to 1% of gross assessed value for principal residences, 2% for other residential property, and 3% for non-residential property.
- Deep River Waterpark4.321 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.424.5 mi
- Zao Island4.512.8 mi
- Bellaboo's Play and Discovery Center4.525.5 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese424.7 mi
- County Line Orchard4.321.1 mi
- Journeyman Distillery4.625 mi
- Porter County Fairgrounds4.510.9 mi
- The American Factory by Journeyman Distillery4.112.7 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds4.628.9 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park4.617 mi
- Indiana Dunes State Park4.717 mi
- Emagine Portage4.618.3 mi
- Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City Zoo4.417.6 mi
- The American Factory by Journeyman Distillery4.112.7 mi
- Indiana Dinosaur Museum4.229.3 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum4.720.5 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse4.818 mi
- 1933 Chicago World's Fair Century of Progress Homes4.617 mi
- Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum4.618 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park4.617 mi
- Indiana Dunes State Park4.717 mi
- Washington Park4.517.6 mi
- Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest4.717.2 mi
- Sunset Hill Farm County Park4.613.4 mi
- Marina Shores at Dune Harbor4.620.7 mi
- Oselka's Snug Harbor Marina4.522.2 mi
- B & E Marine Inc.4.717.5 mi
- Pine Lake Marina and Boat Rentals4.511.3 mi
- Washington Park Fish Cleaning Station4.717.7 mi
- Sand Creek Country Club4.613.7 mi
- The Course at Aberdeen4.215.3 mi
- Creekside Golf Course and Training Center4.414 mi
- Legacy Hills Golf Club4.412 mi
- Beechwood Golf Course4.510.2 mi
- Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets4.317 mi
- Meijer4.114.1 mi
- Garwood Orchards4.58.5 mi
- Meijer4.410.2 mi
- Meijer4.319.3 mi
- South Bend International Airport4.330.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Census Reporter
applies when — Property must be the taxpayer's principal place of residence.
Removes the first $45,000 of the homestead's assessed value from taxation.
Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-37.
Indiana requires a judicial foreclosure process, meaning lenders must file a lawsuit in court to obtain a foreclosure decree.
Indiana Code 32-30-10.
Property is assessed at 100% of true tax value, determined by market-based assessment systems and annual adjustments.
Indiana Code 6-1.1-4.
applies when — Applies to the sale, exchange, or installment contract of residential real estate containing not more than four dwelling units.
Requires the seller to complete a disclosure form regarding the condition of the property, subject to specific statutory exemptions (e.g., court-ordered transfers, foreclosures).
Indiana Code 32-21-5.
Limits annual property tax liability to 1% of gross assessed value for principal residences, 2% for other residential property, and 3% for non-residential property.
Indiana Constitution Article X, Section 1; Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6.
≈ $2,642/yr on a $264,208 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.