Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Indiana
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Indiana ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County | $1,468 | $2,999 | $379,100 |
| 2 | Hendricks County | $1,364 | $2,272 | $281,500 |
| 3 | Boone County | $1,283 | $2,701 | $341,800 |
| 4 | Johnson County | $1,208 | $2,093 | $260,400 |
| 5 | Monroe County | $1,151 | $2,099 | $261,700 |
| 6 | Porter County | $1,146 | $2,128 | $261,900 |
| 7 | Hancock County | $1,121 | $2,068 | $258,100 |
| 8 | Bartholomew County | $1,110 | $1,811 | $221,100 |
| 9 | Marion County | $1,107 | $1,745 | $207,000 |
| 10 | Lake County | $1,094 | $1,801 | $214,700 |
| 11 | Tippecanoe County | $1,088 | $1,768 | $217,600 |
| 12 | Clark County | $1,058 | $1,751 | $212,400 |
| 13 | St. Joseph County | $1,030 | $1,535 | $179,800 |
| 14 | Elkhart County | $1,023 | $1,634 | $194,400 |
| 15 | Warrick County | $1,008 | $1,854 | $228,900 |
| 16 | Kosciusko County | $995 | $1,640 | $200,300 |
| 17 | Floyd County | $990 | $1,908 | $235,100 |
| 18 | Morgan County | $988 | $1,759 | $220,100 |
| 19 | Allen County | $976 | $1,631 | $194,300 |
| 20 | Vanderburgh County | $964 | $1,474 | $172,300 |
| 21 | Brown County | $960 | $1,914 | $242,500 |
| 22 | Shelby County | $956 | $1,572 | $188,300 |
| 23 | Jackson County | $946 | $1,439 | $174,500 |
| 24 | Marshall County | $936 | $1,541 | $184,500 |
| 25 | Newton County | $927 | $1,380 | $159,300 |
| 26 | Jasper County | $926 | $1,651 | $204,400 |
| 27 | LaPorte County | $926 | $1,531 | $180,700 |
| 28 | Madison County | $926 | $1,287 | $147,700 |
| 29 | Steuben County | $921 | $1,666 | $204,300 |
| 30 | Clinton County | $915 | $1,338 | $157,300 |
| 31 | Howard County | $915 | $1,311 | $151,500 |
| 32 | Gibson County | $914 | $1,448 | $170,500 |
| 33 | Owen County | $912 | $1,381 | $162,400 |
| 34 | Jennings County | $906 | $1,314 | $154,600 |
| 35 | Putnam County | $883 | $1,658 | $205,800 |
| 36 | Vigo County | $879 | $1,250 | $140,400 |
| 37 | Carroll County | $874 | $1,405 | $167,700 |
| 38 | Delaware County | $874 | $1,144 | $127,600 |
| 39 | Whitley County | $867 | $1,692 | $205,200 |
| 40 | Huntington County | $866 | $1,274 | $146,400 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | $865 | $1,510 | $180,600 |
| 42 | Fulton County | $861 | $1,236 | $144,700 |
| 43 | Harrison County | $861 | $1,765 | $219,200 |
| 44 | Tipton County | $854 | $1,403 | $166,000 |
| 45 | White County | $853 | $1,366 | $163,000 |
| 46 | Ohio County | $852 | $1,594 | $193,500 |
| 47 | Dearborn County | $848 | $1,861 | $227,100 |
| 48 | Orange County | $838 | $1,238 | $143,900 |
| 49 | Clay County | $837 | $1,118 | $128,900 |
| 50 | Daviess County | $837 | $1,562 | $187,500 |
| 51 | Fountain County | $837 | $1,166 | $133,200 |
| 52 | Wells County | $837 | $1,483 | $180,000 |
| 53 | Benton County | $834 | $1,197 | $135,400 |
| 54 | Rush County | $831 | $1,332 | $155,900 |
| 55 | Decatur County | $828 | $1,570 | $189,900 |
| 56 | DeKalb County | $828 | $1,486 | $177,900 |
| 57 | Montgomery County | $827 | $1,403 | $166,300 |
| 58 | LaGrange County | $816 | $1,978 | $249,500 |
| 59 | Warren County | $815 | $1,343 | $160,000 |
| 60 | Sullivan County | $813 | $1,094 | $122,200 |
| 61 | Wayne County | $813 | $1,143 | $126,100 |
| 62 | Henry County | $807 | $1,231 | $140,200 |
| 63 | Franklin County | $803 | $1,902 | $236,700 |
| 64 | Dubois County | $801 | $1,736 | $212,500 |
| 65 | Lawrence County | $800 | $1,387 | $164,500 |
| 66 | Adams County | $799 | $1,469 | $173,100 |
| 67 | Grant County | $799 | $1,050 | $116,000 |
| 68 | Ripley County | $799 | $1,672 | $205,300 |
| 69 | Miami County | $794 | $1,054 | $118,000 |
| 70 | Union County | $792 | $1,384 | $162,200 |
| 71 | Scott County | $790 | $1,256 | $145,400 |
| 72 | Greene County | $788 | $1,150 | $129,900 |
| 73 | Vermillion County | $785 | $1,007 | $109,500 |
| 74 | Knox County | $782 | $1,108 | $123,500 |
| 75 | Fayette County | $779 | $1,049 | $114,800 |
| 76 | Cass County | $778 | $1,071 | $118,700 |
| 77 | Noble County | $776 | $1,533 | $183,400 |
| 78 | Jay County | $766 | $1,001 | $110,100 |
| 79 | Washington County | $760 | $1,378 | $162,400 |
| 80 | Wabash County | $752 | $1,230 | $143,600 |
| 81 | Posey County | $744 | $1,771 | $218,000 |
| 82 | Randolph County | $741 | $992 | $106,000 |
| 83 | Parke County | $731 | $1,195 | $139,300 |
| 84 | Switzerland County | $720 | $1,490 | $183,200 |
| 85 | Pulaski County | $715 | $1,161 | $134,600 |
| 86 | Spencer County | $697 | $1,503 | $180,200 |
| 87 | Starke County | $690 | $1,273 | $148,400 |
| 88 | Perry County | $676 | $1,269 | $146,000 |
| 89 | Pike County | $676 | $1,153 | $128,400 |
| 90 | Martin County | $643 | $1,278 | $150,400 |
| 91 | Blackford County | $635 | $922 | $96,700 |
| 92 | Crawford County | $629 | $1,051 | $115,400 |
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.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Indiana