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SheetIN-CROWN-POINT-IN · Crown Point, IN 34,042 pop · income 75th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Crown Point
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Crown Point on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Richmond · lowest
46,395
Richmond · lowest
46,395 median HH income
21.1% of the leader · rank #1
Dillon · near
95,750
Dillon · near
95,750 median HH income
43.6% of the leader · rank #2
Crown Point · this city
95,757
Crown Point · this city
95,757 median HH income
43.6% of the leader · rank #3
Toms River · near
95,759
Toms River · near
95,759 median HH income
43.6% of the leader · rank #4
Reinholds · near
95,765
Reinholds · near
95,765 median HH income
43.6% of the leader · rank #5
Evanston · near
95,766
Evanston · near
95,766 median HH income
43.6% of the leader · rank #6
Lexington · highest
219,402
Lexington · highest
219,402 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Crown Point on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 34,042.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Crown Point - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Crown Point places in the 75th percentile for household income and the 81st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
75th
percentile, household income
60th
percentile, home value
27th
percentile, median rent
81st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Crown Point, IN
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 34,042 residents in Crown Point, a small city within Indiana. The typical household in Crown Point brings in $95,757 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 5.8%. Crown Point's housing stock carries a median value of $272,800, and the median resident age is 39.1 years. About 34.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 59.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 285 residential building permits were authorized in Crown Point (Rapid Growth), up 33% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crown Point reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 608.2 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: the state registers 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,096 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $235 across Indiana, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Crown Point report an average commute of 26.2 minutes, with 82.6% driving alone and 9.2% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Crown Point's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to schools and households to reported crime to comparison shortlist to housing and income to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Crown Point, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Crown Point?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 82.6%. The reported mean trip to work is 26.2 minutes.
What does the education layer cover for Crown Point?
The NCES join finds 9 public schools within the city match. 34.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Crown Point?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 608.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 73% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Crown Point?
Within Indiana, the closest population matches are Goshen (34,374 residents, $55,436 income); Valparaiso (34,377 residents, $67,664 income); Richmond (35,551 residents, $46,395 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Westlake, OH (34,036 residents); Kearney, NE (34,024 residents); Syracuse, UT (34,009 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Crown Point?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$95,757
Home value
$272,800
Value / income
2.8×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Is Crown Point growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,622 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 285 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+4.8%
2025 estimate
35,616
2020 estimate
33,994
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 5.8% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
93.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average
B
City profile score · Crown Point, IN
70/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime B+
77 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income B+
$95,757
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living B
93.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share B-
34.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate C+
5.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Crown Point profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 77/100 (B+) · 77 /100k
Household income: 75/100 (B+) · $95,757
Cost of living: 72/100 (B) · 93.3 index
Bachelor's+ share: 66/100 (B-) · 34.9%
Poverty rate: 60/100 (C+) · 5.8%
Where Crown Point sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Crown Point's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Crown Point highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Crown Point, IN (this city): home $272,800, crime 608/100k
Westlake, OH : home $336,100, crime 679/100k
Kearney, NE : home $235,800, crime 1,926/100k
Syracuse, UT : home $531,600, crime 553/100k
Eastpointe, MI : home $129,100, crime 2,992/100k
Lexington, MA : home $1,147,900, crime 387/100k
San Dimas, CA : home $756,200, crime 2,565/100k
Goshen, IN : home $175,200, crime 2,696/100k
Valparaiso, IN : home $250,500, crime 874/100k
Plainfield, IN : home $263,900, crime 1,694/100k
Michigan City, IN : home $129,000, crime 2,406/100k
How does Crown Point compare to other US cities?
Where Crown Point sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income75% higher than other cities
Home value60% pricier than other cities
Median rent27% pricier than other cities
Safety81% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Indiana alone, Crown Point ranks #26 of 110 Indiana cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Crown Point against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Indiana-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Crown Point near the bottom of Indiana's cities
Among the 850 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Crown Point ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Crown Point only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#99 of 766
87th percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 850
0th percentile in Indiana
Median Home Value
#65 of 771
92nd percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#465 of 849
45th percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#105 of 850
87th percentile in Indiana
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
75th percentile nationally for median household income · 81st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Crown Point's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Crown Point's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Crown Point's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$272,80040th percentilemore affordable than 40% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Crown Point's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,854 of 15,516
More affordable than 62% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#701 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.8×, Crown Point sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,854 of 15,516 and #701 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$95,757Crown Point, IN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Crown Point, IN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Crown Point, IN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)34.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
34,042
Median Income
$95,757
Median Home Value
$272,800
Median Age
39.1
Poverty Rate
5.8%
Labor force participation
59.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
34.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
608.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
76.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
531.5
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
9
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Crown Point's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
33,994 residents
2021
34,066 residents
2022
34,508 residents
2023
34,816 residents
2024
35,052 residents
2025
35,616 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
285
housing units authorized
Single-Family
285
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
8.4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
215
215
0
$69.6M
2020
145
145
0
$52.5M
2021
274
274
0
$92.3M
2022
203
203
0
$75.8M
2023
110
110
0
$51.7M
2024
285
285
0
$105.8M
Permit volume increased 33% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
26.2 minutes
Drive Alone
82.6%
Carpool
5.8%
Public Transit
0.9%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
9.2%
Other
0.8%
Based on 15,180 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Indiana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $235
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Indiana at $235 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Indiana statewide averages, not a meter reading for Crown Point. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Indiana's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Crown Point is $1,096/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Indiana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Indiana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Crown Point sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Crown Point compares to similar-size Indiana cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.