Indiana Cost of Living
Housing costs and affordability data for 92 counties.
Average Monthly Rent
$883/mo
Average Home Value
$178,101
Average Owner Cost
$928/mo
County cost atlas
Indiana housing costs by county
Compare rent, entry-price context, owner costs, and cost score in one state view. Pin a county, switch layers, then open the full county profile when a place needs closer review.
Counties
92
Avg rent
$883/mo
Owner cost
$928/mo
Avg score
46.1
Higher means lower cost pressure
Atlas layers use U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Rent, owner cost, and home value are county medians. Cost score rewards lower rent and lower owner costs, but affordability still depends on income, household size, commute, debt, and personal finances. Use this as decision context, not personalized financial advice.
State Cost Summary
Use these state averages as a starting point, then scan the atlas and rankings for the county-level spread behind them.
Housing Costs in Indiana: An Overview
The median rent in Indiana is $883 per month, which is 24% below the national median of $1,163. That is useful statewide context, but rent burden still depends on local income, household size, commute, and the county a household chooses.
Within Indiana, housing costs vary significantly by county. Hamilton County has the highest median rent in this dataset at $1,468 per month and a median home value of $379,100. Crawford County has the lowest reported median rent at $629 per month and a median home value of $115,400.
The average home value across Indiana counties is $178,101, 37% lower than the national median of $281,900. Median household income is roughly $68,681, so home values should be read alongside local wages, financing costs, taxes, insurance, and supply.
Before comparing places in Indiana, start with the county-level pattern. Costs can swing dramatically between rural and urban counties. Use the atlas, rankings, and county links below to compare rent, home values, owner costs, and rent burden before opening a specific county profile.
Distribution
Rent Distribution in Indiana
How median rents are spread across 92 counties
Highest Median Rent Counties
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All Indiana Counties
Sorted by median rent, highest first. A higher cost score means lower rent and owner cost pressure within the national scoring model.
| County | Median Rent | Home Value | Owner Cost | Cost Score | Rent/Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | Moderate$1,468/mo | $379,100 | $1,702/mo | 6.2 | 26.0% |
| Hendricks County | Moderate$1,364/mo | $281,500 | $1,371/mo | 11.0 | 27.0% |
| Boone County | Moderate$1,283/mo | $341,800 | $1,578/mo | 9.9 | 25.0% |
| Johnson County | Moderate$1,208/mo | $260,400 | $1,230/mo | 15.9 | 26.0% |
| Monroe County | Moderate$1,151/mo | $261,700 | $1,108/mo | 20.4 | 35.0% |
| Porter County | Moderate$1,146/mo | $261,900 | $1,287/mo | 16.3 | 29.0% |
| Hancock County | Moderate$1,121/mo | $258,100 | $1,240/mo | 17.9 | 25.0% |
| Bartholomew County | Moderate$1,110/mo | $221,100 | $1,061/mo | 23.4 | 27.0% |
| Marion County | Moderate$1,107/mo | $207,000 | $1,144/mo | 20.6 | 30.0% |
| Lake County | Moderate$1,094/mo | $214,700 | $1,110/mo | 21.8 | 30.0% |
| Tippecanoe County | Moderate$1,088/mo | $217,600 | $1,030/mo | 25.1 | 33.0% |
| Clark County | Moderate$1,058/mo | $212,400 | $1,080/mo | 24.5 | 29.0% |
| St. Joseph County | Moderate$1,030/mo | $179,800 | $902/mo | 33.0 | 30.0% |
| Elkhart County | Moderate$1,023/mo | $194,400 | $967/mo | 29.8 | 30.0% |
| Warrick County | Moderate$1,008/mo | $228,900 | $1,127/mo | 24.7 | 23.0% |
| Kosciusko County | Affordable$995/mo | $200,300 | $955/mo | 32.0 | 27.0% |
| Floyd County | Affordable$990/mo | $235,100 | $1,141/mo | 25.4 | 28.0% |
| Morgan County | Affordable$988/mo | $220,100 | $1,097/mo | 26.9 | 29.0% |
| Allen County | Affordable$976/mo | $194,300 | $992/mo | 31.3 | 27.0% |
| Vanderburgh County | Affordable$964/mo | $172,300 | $963/mo | 33.5 | 28.0% |
| Brown County | Affordable$960/mo | $242,500 | $1,041/mo | 30.7 | 37.0% |
| Shelby County | Affordable$956/mo | $188,300 | $1,022/mo | 31.5 | 24.0% |
| Jackson County | Affordable$946/mo | $174,500 | $867/mo | 40.0 | 25.0% |
| Marshall County | Affordable$936/mo | $184,500 | $917/mo | 37.4 | 26.0% |
| Newton County | Affordable$927/mo | $159,300 | $969/mo | 35.5 | 24.0% |
| Jasper County | Affordable$926/mo | $204,400 | $953/mo | 36.4 | 28.0% |
| LaPorte County | Affordable$926/mo | $180,700 | $949/mo | 36.6 | 27.0% |
| Madison County | Affordable$926/mo | $147,700 | $850/mo | 42.5 | 28.0% |
| Steuben County | Affordable$921/mo | $204,300 | $932/mo | 37.8 | 24.0% |
| Clinton County | Affordable$915/mo | $157,300 | $881/mo | 41.0 | 25.0% |
| Howard County | Affordable$915/mo | $151,500 | $847/mo | 43.6 | 30.0% |
| Gibson County | Affordable$914/mo | $170,500 | $863/mo | 42.6 | 24.0% |
| Owen County | Affordable$912/mo | $162,400 | $833/mo | 45.1 | 24.0% |
| Jennings County | Affordable$906/mo | $154,600 | $877/mo | 42.0 | 28.0% |
| Putnam County | Affordable$883/mo | $205,800 | $1,074/mo | 35.0 | 27.0% |
| Vigo County | Affordable$879/mo | $140,400 | $851/mo | 46.3 | 33.0% |
| Carroll County | Affordable$874/mo | $167,700 | $795/mo | 50.7 | 22.0% |
| Delaware County | Affordable$874/mo | $127,600 | $774/mo | 52.0 | 31.0% |
| Whitley County | Affordable$867/mo | $205,200 | $993/mo | 39.5 | 24.0% |
| Huntington County | Affordable$866/mo | $146,400 | $919/mo | 43.0 | 26.0% |
| Jefferson County | Affordable$865/mo | $180,600 | $866/mo | 46.5 | 27.0% |
| Fulton County | Affordable$861/mo | $144,700 | $762/mo | 54.1 | 24.0% |
| Harrison County | Affordable$861/mo | $219,200 | $956/mo | 41.8 | 25.0% |
| Tipton County | Affordable$854/mo | $166,000 | $954/mo | 42.8 | 18.0% |
| White County | Affordable$853/mo | $163,000 | $904/mo | 45.5 | 27.0% |
| Ohio County | Affordable$852/mo | $193,500 | $946/mo | 43.5 | 34.0% |
| Dearborn County | Affordable$848/mo | $227,100 | $1,110/mo | 37.3 | 27.0% |
| Orange County | Affordable$838/mo | $143,900 | $816/mo | 53.2 | 28.0% |
| Clay County | Affordable$837/mo | $128,900 | $886/mo | 48.2 | 23.0% |
| Daviess County | Affordable$837/mo | $187,500 | $802/mo | 54.3 | 24.0% |
| Fountain County | Affordable$837/mo | $133,200 | $807/mo | 53.9 | 23.0% |
| Wells County | Affordable$837/mo | $180,000 | $911/mo | 46.7 | 23.0% |
| Benton County | Affordable$834/mo | $135,400 | $864/mo | 50.2 | 27.0% |
| Rush County | Affordable$831/mo | $155,900 | $857/mo | 51.0 | 25.0% |
| Decatur County | Affordable$828/mo | $189,900 | $938/mo | 46.3 | 21.0% |
| DeKalb County | Affordable$828/mo | $177,900 | $904/mo | 48.1 | 25.0% |
| Montgomery County | Affordable$827/mo | $166,300 | $951/mo | 45.8 | 28.0% |
| LaGrange County | Affordable$816/mo | $249,500 | $1,071/mo | 42.2 | 20.0% |
| Warren County | Affordable$815/mo | $160,000 | $864/mo | 52.1 | 28.0% |
| Sullivan County | Affordable$813/mo | $122,200 | $818/mo | 55.8 | 27.0% |
| Wayne County | Affordable$813/mo | $126,100 | $836/mo | 54.5 | 29.0% |
| Henry County | Affordable$807/mo | $140,200 | $799/mo | 57.8 | 24.0% |
| Franklin County | Affordable$803/mo | $236,700 | $997/mo | 46.6 | 26.0% |
| Dubois County | Affordable$801/mo | $212,500 | $872/mo | 53.4 | 22.0% |
| Lawrence County | Affordable$800/mo | $164,500 | $865/mo | 54.1 | 27.0% |
| Adams County | Affordable$799/mo | $173,100 | $855/mo | 54.9 | 26.0% |
| Grant County | Affordable$799/mo | $116,000 | $776/mo | 60.4 | 26.0% |
| Ripley County | Affordable$799/mo | $205,300 | $964/mo | 48.7 | 28.0% |
| Miami County | Affordable$794/mo | $118,000 | $720/mo | 65.4 | 25.0% |
| Union County | Affordable$792/mo | $162,200 | $893/mo | 53.3 | 26.0% |
| Scott County | Affordable$790/mo | $145,400 | $762/mo | 62.5 | 28.0% |
| Greene County | Affordable$788/mo | $129,900 | $742/mo | 64.6 | 25.0% |
| Vermillion County | Affordable$785/mo | $109,500 | $770/mo | 62.7 | 28.0% |
| Knox County | Affordable$782/mo | $123,500 | $752/mo | 64.3 | 26.0% |
| Fayette County | Affordable$779/mo | $114,800 | $727/mo | 66.8 | 31.0% |
| Cass County | Affordable$778/mo | $118,700 | $729/mo | 66.8 | 25.0% |
| Noble County | Affordable$776/mo | $183,400 | $952/mo | 52.3 | 26.0% |
| Jay County | Affordable$766/mo | $110,100 | $745/mo | 67.5 | 26.0% |
| Washington County | Affordable$760/mo | $162,400 | $875/mo | 58.5 | 26.0% |
| Wabash County | Affordable$752/mo | $143,600 | $859/mo | 60.6 | 27.0% |
| Posey County | Affordable$744/mo | $218,000 | $1,051/mo | 52.0 | 23.0% |
| Randolph County | Affordable$741/mo | $106,000 | $748/mo | 69.8 | 29.0% |
| Parke County | Affordable$731/mo | $139,300 | $743/mo | 71.3 | 28.0% |
| Switzerland County | Affordable$720/mo | $183,200 | $946/mo | 59.3 | 23.0% |
| Pulaski County | Affordable$715/mo | $134,600 | $760/mo | 71.8 | 24.0% |
| Spencer County | Affordable$697/mo | $180,200 | $933/mo | 61.9 | 27.0% |
| Starke County | Affordable$690/mo | $148,400 | $803/mo | 71.0 | 24.0% |
| Perry County | Affordable$676/mo | $146,000 | $795/mo | 72.4 | 24.0% |
| Pike County | Affordable$676/mo | $128,400 | $779/mo | 73.4 | 27.0% |
| Martin County | Affordable$643/mo | $150,400 | $758/mo | 76.8 | 21.0% |
| Blackford County | Affordable$635/mo | $96,700 | $682/mo | 83.0 | 30.0% |
| Crawford County | Affordable$629/mo | $115,400 | $647/mo | 85.8 | 25.0% |
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