What is the median rent in Valparaiso, IN?

Name: Median rent in Valparaiso, IN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Valparaiso, IN is $1,224 (±$43) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,885 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Valparaiso, the median gross rent went from $925 in 2015–2019 to $1,224 in 2020–2024 (+32.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,224 (±$43)
Rented homes: 5,885 (±552)
$2,000 or more: 9.2%
Since 2015–2019: +32.3%

How much rent costs in Valparaiso

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Valparaiso	Porter County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	3.2% (±1.8 points)	2.6%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	16.8% (±3.4 points)	21.2%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	52.5% (±5.3 points)	50.2%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	18.2% (±5.1 points)	18.8%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.3% (±3.1 points)	5.8%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.9% (±2.3 points)	1.3%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 52.5% of renting households.

9.2% of rented homes in Valparaiso cost $2,000 or more a month.

Valparaiso against Porter County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valparaiso	Porter County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$1,224 (±$43)	$1,219 (±$26)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,885 (±552)	14,153 (±774)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Valparaiso, median gross rent is not measurably different from Porter County ($1,219).

It is also higher than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Porter County, Valparaiso ranks 13 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 130 of 1,204.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Valparaiso has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$925 (±$23)	$1,224 (±$43)	+32.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	44.3% (±2.5 points)	42.0% (±3.2 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.8% (±2.8 points)	4.7% (±2.4 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Valparaiso

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valparaiso
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Valparaiso	—	$1,224 (±$43)	—
Center Township (Porter County)	1.2 mi	$1,195 (±$35)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Porter County)	3.8 mi	$1,713 (±$362)	Higher
Aberdeen	4.2 mi	$2,109 (±$371)	Higher
Salt Creek Commons	5.1 mi	$1,388 (±$538)	Not measurably different
Liberty Township (Porter County)	5.4 mi	$1,570 (±$243)	Higher
South Haven	6.1 mi	$1,297 (±$125)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Porter County)	6.4 mi	$1,288 (±$537)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Porter County)	6.5 mi	$1,056 (±$131)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jackson Township (Porter County), IN ($1,056).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Washington Township (Porter County), IN ($1,713), Aberdeen, IN ($2,109), Liberty Township (Porter County), IN ($1,570).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Porter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Salt Creek Commons	$1,388 (±$538)
8	South Haven	$1,297 (±$125)
9	Union Township (Porter County)	$1,288 (±$537)
10	Chesterton	$1,274 (±$147)
11	Portage Township (Porter County)	$1,248 (±$60)
12	Portage	$1,231 (±$64)
13	Valparaiso	$1,224 (±$43)
14	Center Township (Porter County)	$1,195 (±$35)
15	Porter Township	$1,194 (±$234)
16	Westchester Township	$1,190 (±$62)
17	Jackson Township (Porter County)	$1,056 (±$131)
18	Porter	$1,026 (±$165)
19	Hebron	$967 (±$28)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Porter County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Valparaiso

What is the average rent in Valparaiso, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Valparaiso is $1,224 (±$43) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Valparaiso?

In Valparaiso, the median gross rent went from $925 in 2015–2019 to $1,224 in 2020–2024 (+32.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Valparaiso cost more than $2,000 a month?

9.2% of rented homes in Valparaiso have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Valparaiso higher than in Porter County?

In Valparaiso, median gross rent is not measurably different from Porter County ($1,219).

It is also higher than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Valparaiso city, Indiana (place:78326, in state:18).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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