Fairmount, IN housing market
The typical Fairmount home is worth about $176,000, up 4.7% in a year, 32% below the Indiana typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Fairmount compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Fairmount at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Fairmount | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $90,000 | $135,000 |
| 2018 | $98,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $103,000 | $154,000 |
| 2020 | $109,000 | $164,000 |
| 2021 | $120,000 | $183,000 |
| 2022 | $142,000 | $209,000 |
| 2023 | $148,000 | $227,000 |
| 2024 | $153,000 | $237,000 |
| 2025 | $167,000 | $249,000 |
| 2026 | $169,000 | $256,000 |
| August 2026 | $176,000 | $260,000 |
Fairmount and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount | $176K | +4.7% | $1,020 | $66,078 |
| Mill | — | +7.6%† | $1,010 | $56,280 |
| Jefferson | — | +4.5%† | $980 | $70,694 |
| Liberty | — | +14.6%† | $1,010 | $91,483 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
2.7 years of income
The typical Fairmount home costs about 2.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across Indiana (3.6 years).
How Fairmount 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 $1,020
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Fairmount is $1,020 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Fairmount pay a median of $1,027. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $750 · 4 bedrooms $1,500
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (46928, 46938; Anderson, 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, August 2026. 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.