Center, IN housing market
Home prices around Center have risen about 45% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Center compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 45% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Center rose 45% over the past 5 years, slower than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 1.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Center home at roughly $476,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Indiana since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1.9% | +125% | +126% |
| 2024 | +4.7% | +121% | +117% |
| 2023 | +6.3% | +111% | +106% |
| 2022 | +14% | +99% | +90% |
| 2021 | +12% | +74% | +65% |
| 2020 | +3% | +55% | +48% |
| 2019 | +4.9% | +51% | +42% |
| 2018 | +5.1% | +43% | +34% |
| 2017 | +4.6% | +36% | +26% |
| 2016 | +1.9% | +30% | +20% |
| 2015 | +2.6% | +28% | +16% |
| 2014 | +3.2% | +25% | +13% |
| 2013 | +2.3% | +21% | +10% |
| 2012 | −1% | +18% | +9% |
| 2011 | −3% | +19% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | −1.3% | +23% | +12% |
| 2009 | −4.5% | +25% | +14% |
| 2008 | −0.4% | +31% | +17% |
| 2007 | +3.4% | +31% | +18% |
| 2006 | +6% | +27% | +16% |
| 2005 | +6.7% | +20% | +14% |
| 2004 | +2.9% | +12% | +10% |
| 2003 | +2.5% | +9% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | +2.3% | +6.4% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | +3.9% | +3.9% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Center ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 46307, 46303, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
Center and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center | — | +1.9%† | $1,500 | — | $102,336 |
| Winfield | — | +2.2%† | $1,450 | — | $133,448 |
| Hanover | — | +0.1%† | $1,390 | — | $102,823 |
| Ross | — | +4%† | $1,530 | — | $72,416 |
| Cedar Creek | — | +2.1%† | $1,460 | — | $86,780 |
| Crown Point | $362K | +1.7% | $1,510 | 200 | $101,686 |
| Winfield | — | +2.1%† | $1,510 | 148 | $135,870 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3 years of income
The typical Center home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Indiana (3.6 years).
How Center ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,500
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Center is $1,500 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Center pay a median of $1,319, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,100 · 4 bedrooms $1,990
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (46303, 46307; Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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.