Bedroom count
Property type
Last updated on August 2, 2026
Last updated on August 2, 2026
Bedroom count
Property type
Median rent in Portage
$1,390/mo
vs previous year
The average rent in Portage is $1,390 per month as of August 2026. This is 28% below the national average rent, or $550 less per month.
average price per square foot
Available rentals in Portage
13
for rent on Zumper.com as of August 2026
Share of Portage rentals at each price point
This report has limited data.Due a shortage of data for this selected bedroom and/or property type in Portage, IN, in the last 30 days, rent estimates may not represent the actual market.
Average rent prices in Portage have decreased by 4% over the last month and have increased by 10% since last year.
Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.
Rent prices in Portage vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in Portage is $1,300, whereas a house costs $1,450. 1-bedroom apartments in Portage run $975 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $1,300.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 bedroom | $1,200 | 6% | 5% | |
2 bedroom | $1,250 | 5% | 6% | |
3 bedroom | $1,800 | 4% | 3% | |
4 bedroom | $1,650 | 5% | - |
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Portage, IN.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apartments | $1,300 | 4% | No Change | |
Condos | $1,500 | 4% | - | |
Houses | $1,450 | 8% | No Change |
1 bedroom
Average rent
$1,200
Last 30 days
6%
Last year
5%
2 bedroom
Average rent
$1,250
Last 30 days
5%
Last year
6%
3 bedroom
Average rent
$1,800
Last 30 days
4%
Last year
3%
4 bedroom
Average rent
$1,650
Last 30 days
5%
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Portage, IN.
Apartments
Average rent
$1,300
Last 30 days
4%
Condos
Average rent
$1,500
Last 30 days
4%
Houses
Average rent
$1,450
Last 30 days
8%
The table above reflects average rent prices in Portage, IN, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.
Compare median rent prices in Portage and Chesterton by all bedroom counts and property types.
Portage
lower than the national median
lower than the national median
Takeaway
The median rent for all rentals in Portage, IN is 1% higher than the median rent in Chesterton, IN.
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Quick answers to common questions about the Portage rental market.
The average rent in Portage is $1,390 per month as of August 1, 2026.
Average rent prices in Portage have decreased by 4% over the last month and have increased by 10% since last year.
Rent in Portage is 28% below the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $550 less per month.
To comfortably afford rent in Portage, you'd need to earn approximately $56,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.
Based on our current listings, 31% of Portage rentals welcome pets, which works out to about 10 pet-friendly apartments each month across the city's average inventory of 32 units.
Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.
Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).