LaPorte County, IN real estate

What the numbers say

LaPorte County, IN real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in LaPorte County listed for $318,675, up 6.2% from a year earlier. That is 7% above the Indiana median of $299,000.

Homes spent a median of 59 days on the market, slower than 51 days a year ago. That makes LaPorte County the #27 fastest-selling of 30 Indiana counties we track.

Homeowners in LaPorte County pay a median of $1,503 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $195,500, an effective rate of about 0.77%. The Indiana average is 0.74%, which makes LaPorte County the #73 lowest-tax of 92 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $976 a month, and $994 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $319,000 home here comes to about $2,074 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $89,000 a year (the median household here earns $71,055).