Valparaiso.
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12 tracts·28K people·$267K median·1,690/mi²
White 80 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 38 · Other 20
Health 40 · Retail 16 · Professional 14 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 7 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 21 · Service 16 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 10 · Walk 4 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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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 Valparaiso is $267,300 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Valparaiso has 34,733 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.0; the population is 80.0% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Multiracial, 3.3% Black, 2.4% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 40.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.9% (Census ACS).
Memorial Elementary School (79%), Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (75%) and Northview Elementary School (74%) lead the elementary schools; Benjamin Franklin Middle School (61%) and Thomas Jefferson Middle School (51%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,224/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Valparaiso is $69,872 a year, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Valparaiso, median rent is $1,224/month and the median home value is $267,300 (Census ACS).
Valparaiso reported 1.1 violent crimes and 9.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 40 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Valparaiso are cold wave (84), strong wind (76) and tornado (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Valparaiso, 3.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).