46304
Chesterton, Indiana.
Chesterton, Porter County, IN · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro · population 28,307
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$914 (+110%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,340 +3%
- $324,135$332,475 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $57,150 +21%
- $275,325$332,475 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 46304$1,745
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.
Typical home values in zip 46304 rose 2.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Chesterton, IN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 46304
Against the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro and the national benchmark.
- 46304$1,691
- Chicago$2,163
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 46304
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 46304$332,475
- Chicago$355,650
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | 46301 | Beverly Shores | 650 | — | $690,982 |
| 7.0 | 46368 | Portage | 40,301 | $1,449 | $270,616 |
| 8.4 | 46391 | Westville | 8,986 | — | $350,517 |
| 9.2 | 46393 | Wheeler | 216 | — | $215,743 |
| 10.8 | 46403 | Gary | 10,929 | $1,512 | $149,847 |
| 10.8 | 46360 | Michigan City | 43,817 | $1,167 | $233,234 |
| 11.0 | 46383 | Valparaiso | 42,183 | $1,370 | $346,675 |
| 11.0 | 46385 | Valparaiso | 40,856 | $1,636 | $373,509 |
| 11.4 | 46405 | Lake Station | 12,184 | $1,592 | $158,540 |
| 12.1 | 46342 | Hobart | 32,224 | $1,352 | $239,127 |
| 14.7 | 46402 | Gary | 5,836 | $1,450 | $61,313 |
| 14.7 | 46407 | Gary | 8,577 | $1,272 | $57,429 |
| 14.9 | 46409 | Gary | 7,184 | $1,349 | $74,450 |
| 16.3 | 46390 | Wanatah | 2,554 | — | $284,031 |
| 16.9 | 46350 | La Porte | 44,763 | $1,271 | $275,284 |
| 17.0 | 46404 | Gary | 15,428 | $1,410 | $97,599 |
| 17.2 | 46408 | Gary | 15,747 | $1,300 | $107,649 |
| 17.3 | 46410 | Merrillville | 39,243 | $1,562 | $242,181 |
| 17.9 | 46382 | Union Mills | 1,835 | — | $305,481 |
| 18.6 | 46406 | Gary | 9,001 | — | $77,283 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.