Name: Salt Creek Commons, IN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Salt Creek Commons

Porter County gains about 3.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,765

Moved out7,176

Net+589

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lake County, IN2,9402,142+798

LaPorte County, IN744791−47

Cook County, IL857455+402

Jasper County, IN126181−55

Marion County, IN116155−39

Starke County, IN99144−45

Will County, IL158

DuPage County, IL108

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals

59%41%

Leavers

58%42%

Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$71K

Leavers$65K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Porter County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 5.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Porter County report $70,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $65,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $55,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,388 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,378 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $198,300.
Getting to work: 29 minutes each way on average; 9.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Bridge City, TX matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$65,221
7% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Salt Creek Commons	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	5.3%	8% below
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	3.9	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$70,717	0% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$65,221	7% below

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.1x, 44% below the median place.

Salt Creek Commons17.7%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$55,520

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

17.7%

13% below the median place

Home price to income

2.1x

44% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

18%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$75,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Salt Creek Commons, $1,388 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Salt Creek Commons, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
White Oak, TX	14.2% vs 17.7%	$16,000	Compare
Margaret, AL	13.2% vs 17.7%	$16,300	Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$1,290
60% below the median place
Homeownership1
85.4%
29% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,378
26% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Salt Creek Commons	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,388	2% above
Rent to income1	17.7%	13% below
Property tax rate1	0.7%	29% below
Home price to income1	2.1x	44% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	103.6	3% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,429	12% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$100,900	6% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,290	60% below
Median home value1	$198,300	38% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.6%	14% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	47.8%	7% below
Homeownership1	85.4%	29% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	50.5%	0% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,378	26% below
Vacant homes1County figure	5.5%	22% below
Median year built1	1979	0% above

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
29 min
16% above the median place
Income per person1
$34,164
15% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Salt Creek Commons	Vs median
Median household income1	$94,167	17% above
Income per person1	$34,164	15% below
Unemployment1County figure	4.7%	4% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$62,520	5% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	7.4%	100% above
Jobs6County figure	63,898	58% below
Poverty rate1County figure	9.6%	11% below
Mean commute1	29 min	16% above
Works from home1County figure	9.5%	23% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Household size is 3.1, 24% above the median place.

Household size1
3.1
24% above the median place
Median age1
34.8
11% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
21.6%
33% below the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Salt Creek Commons	Vs median
Population1	1,843	6646th largest
Median age1	34.8	11% below
Bachelor's or higher1	21.6%	33% below
High school or higher1	92.0%	0% below
Household size1	3.1	24% above
Born abroad1County figure	4.0%	54% below
No health insurance1County figure	5.0%	22% below
Homes with broadband1	92.1%	0% below

Life in Salt Creek Commons

44 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.4 −7%

Shops26.5 −13%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%

Doctors' offices and clinics19.3 −4%

Child care centers1.3 −43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.3
43% below the median place
Public schools11
54
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.9
29% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Salt Creek Commons	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	54	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	25,813	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	15.7	2% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	19.4	7% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	26.5	13% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.9	29% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	19.3	4% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.3	43% below
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	44	238% above

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 13.2, 81% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Salt Creek Commons. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
13.2
81% below the median place
January average low12
17°F
33% below the median place
Average temperature12
50°F
9% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Salt Creek Commons	Vs median
July average high12County figure	83°F	4% below
January average low12County figure	17°F	33% below
Average temperature12County figure	50°F	9% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	39.2 in	11% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	81.4	12% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	13.2	81% below
Tornado risk13County figure	94.4	16% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	60.5	1% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	70.4	22% below
Median air quality index14County figure	44	2% above
Good air days14County figure	61.9%	10% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 13.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 46.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 46.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$76,100

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 59% of places

Pay vs rent

+5.3 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 94% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Salt Creek Commons in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,388/mo (2024)	$1,750/mo	$1,430 to $2,130/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$94,167 (2024)	$121,000	$102,500 to $143,500	+4.3%
Median home value	$198,300 (2024)	$284,000	$206,000 to $391,000	+6.1%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Salt Creek Commons

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Bridge City, TX	$1,431	$88,958	Compare
Bridgeport, TX	$1,337	$96,037	Compare
Imperial, MO	$1,446	$90,028	Compare
Carpentersville, IL	$1,414	$86,917	Compare

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Common questions

Is Salt Creek Commons a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $10 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 94% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Indiana places. Households average 3.09 people, larger than in 91% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Salt Creek Commons expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $198,300.

What salary do you need to live in Salt Creek Commons?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $55,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Salt Creek Commons?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bridge City, TX, Bridgeport, TX, Imperial, MO and Carpentersville, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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