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2025 Compare Cities Overview:
Portage, IN vs Merrillville, IN

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Are people in Merrillville older or younger than people in Portage?
- The Median Age in Merrillville is 1.6 years older than in Portage.

Are housing costs cheaper in Merrillville or Portage?
- Merrillville housing costs are 9.1% less expensive than Portage housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Merrillville or Portage?
- The average commute for residents of Merrillville is 0.7 minutes longer than it is for residents of Portage.

Things to do in Portage?
Portage, Indiana lies within Porter County providing its citizens access to top rated schools such as Fegely Middle School while also having shopping options near Woodland Mall as well as multiple food spots including Mario's Roma Italian Restaurant

Things to do in Merrillville?
Merrillville IN lies on Lake Michigan northwest corner Indiana making great location live work play filled activities entertainment that family can enjoy

 Portage, INMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Median Income$63,550  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
 Avg. Home Price$241,600  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time26.62  Unlock26.38
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Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews
Al · Portage, IN
Definitely not a for a city person
Over 6 years ago

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Trent · Portage, IN
portage
Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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