Cost Of Living in Porter, IN

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
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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The cost of living in Porter is 19% higher than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Porter is 7% higher than the national average
Porter housing is 14% higher than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

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

The affordability of the housing market in Porter, IN as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Porter homeowners, the median income is $92,273. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,153 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $72,986. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,703 for their rent related monthly costs.

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

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%

Groceries

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%

Health Care

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%

Housing

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%

Transportation

Item	Porter	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.56	$3.46	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$70.87	$59.92	18.3%

Utilities

Item	Porter	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.58	$193.99	23.4%
Phone	$210.03	$192.25	9.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

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%

Cities with similar population

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%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Porter, IN