Housing in Bolivar

A typical Bolivar home is worth roughly $159,000

Typical home value

$159K

IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,218

IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Bolivar?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further39% below the Indiana typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.1 years of income

Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$297,000

Typical Bolivar home $159K

That covers a typical Bolivar home, with $139K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$930

Loan $790Tax $100Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $120 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Oak Grove$144K Shelby$330K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bolivar’s typical property tax (0.77% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $853, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750

1 bedroom$880

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,270

4 bedrooms$1,580

29%

of households rent · IN 29%

147

renter households

37%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%

17%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$853

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Warren County, IN HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

71% of Bolivar households own their home

Half of Bolivar’s homes were built before 1967.

Owners and renters

Own 71%Rent 29%

Indiana: 71% own.

1967

typical home built · IN 1976

$1,218

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.77%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Bolivar vs. its neighbors

Bolivar is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Shelby$330K Bolivar$159K Oak Grove$144K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Bolivar	$159K*	—	$1,050	$75,257
Oak Grove	$144K*	—	$1,050	$55,417
Shelby	$330K*	+0.9%†	$1,260	$94,688
Pine	—	+10.7%†	$1,050	$110,750

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.