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Portage is a small city of 38,082 people in Porter County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Michigan City, IN and 31 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,082people
$224kTypical home
$1,231/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
222Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,082
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,486 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Michigan City, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,414/mo)
- Median rent $1,231/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,099 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GYY airport
- 32 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 652 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 160 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Porter County: R+11 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk