Chesterton.
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Indiana·Porter County
5 tracts·13K people·$301K median·1,383/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Living alone 34 · Other 21
Manufacturing 34 · Health 23 · Professional 15 · Retail 13 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 12 · Service 11
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 9 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Chesterton is $300,900 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Chesterton has 14,446 residents across 2 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.4; the population is 86.2% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.9% Asian, 1.7% Black and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 42.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.3% (Census ACS).
Bailly Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (60%); Westchester Intermediate School (68%), Liberty Middle School (67%) and Westchester Middle School (61%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,274/month, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Chesterton is $91,060 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Chesterton, median rent is $1,274/month and the median home value is $300,900 (Census ACS).
Chesterton reported 0.3 violent crimes and 2.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 40 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chesterton are cold wave (93), tornado (87) and strong wind (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chesterton, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).