Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Indiana
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Indiana ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermillion County | $-222 | $785 | $1,007 |
| 2 | Jay County | $-235 | $766 | $1,001 |
| 3 | Randolph County | $-251 | $741 | $992 |
| 4 | Grant County | $-251 | $799 | $1,050 |
| 5 | Miami County | $-260 | $794 | $1,054 |
| 6 | Delaware County | $-270 | $874 | $1,144 |
| 7 | Fayette County | $-270 | $779 | $1,049 |
| 8 | Sullivan County | $-281 | $813 | $1,094 |
| 9 | Clay County | $-281 | $837 | $1,118 |
| 10 | Blackford County | $-287 | $635 | $922 |
| 11 | Cass County | $-293 | $778 | $1,071 |
| 12 | Knox County | $-326 | $782 | $1,108 |
| 13 | Fountain County | $-329 | $837 | $1,166 |
| 14 | Wayne County | $-330 | $813 | $1,143 |
| 15 | Madison County | $-361 | $926 | $1,287 |
| 16 | Greene County | $-362 | $788 | $1,150 |
| 17 | Benton County | $-363 | $834 | $1,197 |
| 18 | Vigo County | $-371 | $879 | $1,250 |
| 19 | Fulton County | $-375 | $861 | $1,236 |
| 20 | Howard County | $-396 | $915 | $1,311 |
| 21 | Orange County | $-400 | $838 | $1,238 |
| 22 | Huntington County | $-408 | $866 | $1,274 |
| 23 | Jennings County | $-408 | $906 | $1,314 |
| 24 | Crawford County | $-422 | $629 | $1,051 |
| 25 | Clinton County | $-423 | $915 | $1,338 |
| 26 | Henry County | $-424 | $807 | $1,231 |
| 27 | Pulaski County | $-446 | $715 | $1,161 |
| 28 | Newton County | $-453 | $927 | $1,380 |
| 29 | Parke County | $-464 | $731 | $1,195 |
| 30 | Scott County | $-466 | $790 | $1,256 |
| 31 | Owen County | $-469 | $912 | $1,381 |
| 32 | Pike County | $-477 | $676 | $1,153 |
| 33 | Wabash County | $-478 | $752 | $1,230 |
| 34 | Jackson County | $-493 | $946 | $1,439 |
| 35 | Rush County | $-501 | $831 | $1,332 |
| 36 | St. Joseph County | $-505 | $1,030 | $1,535 |
| 37 | Vanderburgh County | $-510 | $964 | $1,474 |
| 38 | White County | $-513 | $853 | $1,366 |
| 39 | Warren County | $-528 | $815 | $1,343 |
| 40 | Carroll County | $-531 | $874 | $1,405 |
| 41 | Gibson County | $-534 | $914 | $1,448 |
| 42 | Tipton County | $-549 | $854 | $1,403 |
| 43 | Montgomery County | $-576 | $827 | $1,403 |
| 44 | Starke County | $-583 | $690 | $1,273 |
| 45 | Lawrence County | $-587 | $800 | $1,387 |
| 46 | Union County | $-592 | $792 | $1,384 |
| 47 | Perry County | $-593 | $676 | $1,269 |
| 48 | LaPorte County | $-605 | $926 | $1,531 |
| 49 | Marshall County | $-605 | $936 | $1,541 |
| 50 | Elkhart County | $-611 | $1,023 | $1,634 |
| 51 | Shelby County | $-616 | $956 | $1,572 |
| 52 | Washington County | $-618 | $760 | $1,378 |
| 53 | Martin County | $-635 | $643 | $1,278 |
| 54 | Marion County | $-638 | $1,107 | $1,745 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | $-645 | $865 | $1,510 |
| 56 | Kosciusko County | $-645 | $995 | $1,640 |
| 57 | Wells County | $-646 | $837 | $1,483 |
| 58 | Allen County | $-655 | $976 | $1,631 |
| 59 | DeKalb County | $-658 | $828 | $1,486 |
| 60 | Adams County | $-670 | $799 | $1,469 |
| 61 | Tippecanoe County | $-680 | $1,088 | $1,768 |
| 62 | Clark County | $-693 | $1,058 | $1,751 |
| 63 | Bartholomew County | $-701 | $1,110 | $1,811 |
| 64 | Lake County | $-707 | $1,094 | $1,801 |
| 65 | Jasper County | $-725 | $926 | $1,651 |
| 66 | Daviess County | $-725 | $837 | $1,562 |
| 67 | Ohio County | $-742 | $852 | $1,594 |
| 68 | Decatur County | $-742 | $828 | $1,570 |
| 69 | Steuben County | $-745 | $921 | $1,666 |
| 70 | Noble County | $-757 | $776 | $1,533 |
| 71 | Switzerland County | $-770 | $720 | $1,490 |
| 72 | Morgan County | $-771 | $988 | $1,759 |
| 73 | Putnam County | $-775 | $883 | $1,658 |
| 74 | Spencer County | $-806 | $697 | $1,503 |
| 75 | Whitley County | $-825 | $867 | $1,692 |
| 76 | Warrick County | $-846 | $1,008 | $1,854 |
| 77 | Ripley County | $-873 | $799 | $1,672 |
| 78 | Johnson County | $-885 | $1,208 | $2,093 |
| 79 | Harrison County | $-904 | $861 | $1,765 |
| 80 | Hendricks County | $-908 | $1,364 | $2,272 |
| 81 | Floyd County | $-918 | $990 | $1,908 |
| 82 | Dubois County | $-935 | $801 | $1,736 |
| 83 | Hancock County | $-947 | $1,121 | $2,068 |
| 84 | Monroe County | $-948 | $1,151 | $2,099 |
| 85 | Brown County | $-954 | $960 | $1,914 |
| 86 | Porter County | $-982 | $1,146 | $2,128 |
| 87 | Dearborn County | $-1,013 | $848 | $1,861 |
| 88 | Posey County | $-1,027 | $744 | $1,771 |
| 89 | Franklin County | $-1,099 | $803 | $1,902 |
| 90 | LaGrange County | $-1,162 | $816 | $1,978 |
| 91 | Boone County | $-1,418 | $1,283 | $2,701 |
| 92 | Hamilton County | $-1,531 | $1,468 | $2,999 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Indiana