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Cost of living in Michigan City, Indiana

Michigan City, Indiana has about 31,814 people. Typical rent is $967 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $53,089 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #82 in Indiana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $967 a month.

Michigan City is a city in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $53,089 a year.

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People
31,814
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$967
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$53,089
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$143,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,245
Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
Gas
$4.237
Midwest (PADD 2), week of October 12, 2026

Michigan City, Indiana has about 31,814 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $143,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in LaPorte County is $1,245 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Michigan City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area, prices sit at 91.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Indiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Michigan City's exact store tax.

Some places in Indiana add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.35% of income. That is not a Michigan City bill.

In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Michigan City's bill.

EIA does not publish a Indiana gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Indiana shares this price.

Among 320 places we list in Indiana with a rent figure, 121 have higher typical rent than Michigan City.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.