Index | Porter | Indiana | National |
Cost of living | 107 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 107 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 104 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 108 | 96 | 100 |
Housing | 114 | 72 | 100 |
Transportation | 107 | 95 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $92,273 | $7,689 | $2,153 | $2,768 |
Renters | $72,986 | $6,082 | $1,703 | $2,190 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Indiana | 7% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
Item | Porter | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $33.69 | $24.26 | 38.9% |
Beauty Salon | $53.44 | $45.56 | 17.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.75 | $3.70 | 1.4% |
Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 1.1% |
Movie | $17.91 | $12.13 | 47.6% |
Bowling | $24.58 | $18.00 | 36.6% |
Item | Porter | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.28 | $5.84 | 9.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.7% |
Milk | $4.87 | $4.67 | 4.3% |
Potatoes | $4.90 | $4.93 | 0.7% |
Pizza | $13.41 | $12.09 | 10.9% |
Beer | $10.00 | $10.41 | 4.0% |
Item | Porter | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $118.27 | $125.68 | 5.9% |
Doctor | $167.67 | $135.78 | 23.5% |
Dentist | $128.22 | $113.29 | 13.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.97 | $10.65 | 2.9% |
Lipitor | $382.34 | $468.60 | 18.4% |
Item | Porter | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $202,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 9.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,578.06 | $2,346.69 | 9.9% |
Apartment Rent | $1,179.00 | $949.00 | 24.2% |
Item | Porter | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.56 | $3.46 | 2.7% |
Tire Balancing | $70.87 | $59.92 | 18.3% |
Item | Porter | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $148.58 | $193.99 | 23.4% |
Phone | $210.03 | $192.25 | 9.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Wheeler, IN | 229 | 104 | 3.9% |
Gary, IN | 75,486 | 88 | 12.0% |
Michigan City, IN | 31,191 | 82 | 17.9% |
Lake Station, IN | 11,952 | 91 | 8.6% |
New Chicago, IN | 1,846 | 91 | 8.6% |
Porter, IN | 4,835 | 107 | 6.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Island Park, NY | 4,835 | 148 | 47.7% |
Hunters Creek Village, TX | 4,834 | 358 | 258.2% |
Carbonear, NL | 4,834 | n/a | |
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, QC | 4,837 | n/a | |
Sonora, CA | 4,832 | 124 | 23.6% |
Porter, IN | 4,835 | 107 | 6.9% |