Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home in Indiana
Where the full monthly cost of owning the local median home is lowest. Every figure includes tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance, not just the mortgage.
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Indiana ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackford County | $922 | $96,700 | 0.806% |
| 2 | Randolph County | $992 | $106,000 | 0.831% |
| 3 | Jay County | $1,001 | $110,100 | 0.604% |
| 4 | Vermillion County | $1,007 | $109,500 | 0.721% |
| 5 | Fayette County | $1,049 | $114,800 | 0.765% |
| 6 | Grant County | $1,050 | $116,000 | 0.681% |
| 7 | Crawford County | $1,051 | $115,400 | 0.737% |
| 8 | Miami County | $1,054 | $118,000 | 0.578% |
| 9 | Cass County | $1,071 | $118,700 | 0.694% |
| 10 | Sullivan County | $1,094 | $122,200 | 0.675% |
| 11 | Knox County | $1,108 | $123,500 | 0.725% |
| 12 | Clay County | $1,118 | $128,900 | 0.457% |
| 13 | Wayne County | $1,143 | $126,100 | 0.873% |
| 14 | Delaware County | $1,144 | $127,600 | 0.781% |
| 15 | Greene County | $1,150 | $129,900 | 0.689% |
| 16 | Pike County | $1,153 | $128,400 | 0.813% |
| 17 | Pulaski County | $1,161 | $134,600 | 0.480% |
| 18 | Fountain County | $1,166 | $133,200 | 0.616% |
| 19 | Parke County | $1,195 | $139,300 | 0.496% |
| 20 | Benton County | $1,197 | $135,400 | 0.756% |
| 21 | Wabash County | $1,230 | $143,600 | 0.533% |
| 22 | Henry County | $1,231 | $140,200 | 0.749% |
| 23 | Fulton County | $1,236 | $144,700 | 0.514% |
| 24 | Orange County | $1,238 | $143,900 | 0.578% |
| 25 | Vigo County | $1,250 | $140,400 | 0.895% |
| 26 | Scott County | $1,256 | $145,400 | 0.640% |
| 27 | Perry County | $1,269 | $146,000 | 0.713% |
| 28 | Starke County | $1,273 | $148,400 | 0.603% |
| 29 | Huntington County | $1,274 | $146,400 | 0.731% |
| 30 | Martin County | $1,278 | $150,400 | 0.531% |
| 31 | Madison County | $1,287 | $147,700 | 0.764% |
| 32 | Howard County | $1,311 | $151,500 | 0.733% |
| 33 | Jennings County | $1,314 | $154,600 | 0.584% |
| 34 | Rush County | $1,332 | $155,900 | 0.650% |
| 35 | Clinton County | $1,338 | $157,300 | 0.622% |
| 36 | Warren County | $1,343 | $160,000 | 0.515% |
| 37 | White County | $1,366 | $163,000 | 0.531% |
| 38 | Washington County | $1,378 | $162,400 | 0.651% |
| 39 | Newton County | $1,380 | $159,300 | 0.826% |
| 40 | Owen County | $1,381 | $162,400 | 0.672% |
| 41 | Union County | $1,384 | $162,200 | 0.705% |
| 42 | Lawrence County | $1,387 | $164,500 | 0.604% |
| 43 | Tipton County | $1,403 | $166,000 | 0.644% |
| 44 | Montgomery County | $1,403 | $166,300 | 0.630% |
| 45 | Carroll County | $1,405 | $167,700 | 0.569% |
| 46 | Jackson County | $1,439 | $174,500 | 0.472% |
| 47 | Gibson County | $1,448 | $170,500 | 0.730% |
| 48 | Adams County | $1,469 | $173,100 | 0.748% |
| 49 | Vanderburgh County | $1,474 | $172,300 | 0.824% |
| 50 | Wells County | $1,483 | $180,000 | 0.511% |
| 51 | DeKalb County | $1,486 | $177,900 | 0.628% |
| 52 | Switzerland County | $1,490 | $183,200 | 0.412% |
| 53 | Spencer County | $1,503 | $180,200 | 0.632% |
| 54 | Jefferson County | $1,510 | $180,600 | 0.659% |
| 55 | LaPorte County | $1,531 | $180,700 | 0.794% |
| 56 | Noble County | $1,533 | $183,400 | 0.682% |
| 57 | St. Joseph County | $1,535 | $179,800 | 0.867% |
| 58 | Marshall County | $1,541 | $184,500 | 0.683% |
| 59 | Daviess County | $1,562 | $187,500 | 0.681% |
| 60 | Decatur County | $1,570 | $189,900 | 0.619% |
| 61 | Shelby County | $1,572 | $188,300 | 0.705% |
| 62 | Ohio County | $1,594 | $193,500 | 0.609% |
| 63 | Allen County | $1,631 | $194,300 | 0.802% |
| 64 | Elkhart County | $1,634 | $194,400 | 0.819% |
| 65 | Kosciusko County | $1,640 | $200,300 | 0.598% |
| 66 | Jasper County | $1,651 | $204,400 | 0.488% |
| 67 | Putnam County | $1,658 | $205,800 | 0.475% |
| 68 | Steuben County | $1,666 | $204,300 | 0.581% |
| 69 | Ripley County | $1,672 | $205,300 | 0.576% |
| 70 | Whitley County | $1,692 | $205,200 | 0.698% |
| 71 | Dubois County | $1,736 | $212,500 | 0.650% |
| 72 | Marion County | $1,745 | $207,000 | 0.929% |
| 73 | Clark County | $1,751 | $212,400 | 0.737% |
| 74 | Morgan County | $1,759 | $220,100 | 0.480% |
| 75 | Harrison County | $1,765 | $219,200 | 0.545% |
| 76 | Tippecanoe County | $1,768 | $217,600 | 0.623% |
| 77 | Posey County | $1,771 | $218,000 | 0.628% |
| 78 | Lake County | $1,801 | $214,700 | 0.925% |
| 79 | Bartholomew County | $1,811 | $221,100 | 0.722% |
| 80 | Warrick County | $1,854 | $228,900 | 0.654% |
| 81 | Dearborn County | $1,861 | $227,100 | 0.760% |
| 82 | Franklin County | $1,902 | $236,700 | 0.616% |
| 83 | Floyd County | $1,908 | $235,100 | 0.704% |
| 84 | Brown County | $1,914 | $242,500 | 0.471% |
| 85 | LaGrange County | $1,978 | $249,500 | 0.542% |
| 86 | Hancock County | $2,068 | $258,100 | 0.680% |
| 87 | Johnson County | $2,093 | $260,400 | 0.720% |
| 88 | Monroe County | $2,099 | $261,700 | 0.702% |
| 89 | Porter County | $2,128 | $261,900 | 0.829% |
| 90 | Hendricks County | $2,272 | $281,500 | 0.833% |
| 91 | Boone County | $2,701 | $341,800 | 0.797% |
| 92 | Hamilton County | $2,999 | $379,100 | 0.881% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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