Housing in Cass

A typical Cass home is worth roughly $163,000

Home prices around Cass have risen about 63% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$163K

▲ 14.8% in a year · IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,030

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$674

IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Cass?

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

Prices climbing fastUp 14.8% in a year.Your money goes further37% below the Indiana typical home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 63% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Cass rose 63% over the past 5 years, faster than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 15%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Cass home at roughly $163,000 today.

Cass areaIndiana

+15%

past year

+63%

past 5 years

+86%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $163K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Cass, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

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

You could afford about

$249,000

Typical Cass home $163K

That covers a typical Cass home, with $86K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$930

Loan $810Tax $80Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $100 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Hamilton$149K Stockton$113K Jackson$81K Wright$128K Haddon$125K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Cass’s typical property tax (0.56% 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 $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $655, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760

1 bedroom$780

2 bedrooms$1,030

3 bedrooms$1,250

4 bedrooms$1,700

19%

of households rent · IN 29%

114

renter households

16%

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

20%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$655

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Sullivan 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

81% of Cass households own their home

Half of Cass’s homes were built before 1978.

Owners and renters

Own 81%Rent 19%

Indiana: 71% own.

1978

typical home built · IN 1976

$674

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.56%

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

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Next door

Cass vs. its neighbors

Cass is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Cass$163K Hamilton$149K Wright$128K Haddon$125K Stockton$113K Jackson$81K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Cass	$163K*	+14.8%†	$1,030	$61,285
Hamilton	$149K*	+16.7%†	$1,040	$54,885
Stockton	$113K*	+12.1%†	$960	$47,167
Jackson	$81K*	—	$1,030	$50,288
Wright	$128K*	—	$970	$54,444
Haddon	$125K*	—	$980	$62,917

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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.