Dunkirk, IN housing market
The typical Dunkirk home is worth about $140,000, up 1.5% in a year, 46% below the Indiana typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Dunkirk compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Dunkirk at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Dunkirk | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,000 | $135,000 |
| 2018 | $69,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $73,000 | $154,000 |
| 2020 | $77,000 | $164,000 |
| 2021 | $93,000 | $183,000 |
| 2022 | $108,000 | $209,000 |
| 2023 | $123,000 | $227,000 |
| 2024 | $126,000 | $237,000 |
| 2025 | $137,000 | $249,000 |
| 2026 | $136,000 | $256,000 |
| August 2026 | $140,000 | $260,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Dunkirk in 2025. That's 0.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Indiana (6). Over the past 9 years, Dunkirk has permitted 2 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $321,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $240,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $321,000 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Dunkirk and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk | $140K | +1.5% | $970 | 1 | $46,339 |
| Niles | — | +22.2%† | $960 | — | $65,750 |
| Jackson | — | +3.5%† | $960 | — | $68,750 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3 years of income
The typical Dunkirk home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Indiana (3.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dunkirk is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dunkirk pay a median of $700, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 25% of the town's median household income.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,350
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (47336; Muncie, IN MSA), 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.
Recent listings in Dunkirk
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.