Forest, IN housing market
The typical Forest home is worth about $208,000, up 6.8% in a year, 20% below the Indiana typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Forest compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Forest at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Forest | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $98,000 | $135,000 |
| 2018 | $105,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $113,000 | $154,000 |
| 2020 | $122,000 | $164,000 |
| 2021 | $140,000 | $183,000 |
| 2022 | $155,000 | $209,000 |
| 2023 | $167,000 | $227,000 |
| 2024 | $176,000 | $237,000 |
| 2025 | $191,000 | $249,000 |
| 2026 | $202,000 | $256,000 |
| August 2026 | $208,000 | $260,000 |
Forest and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | $208K | +6.8% | $1,090 | — |
| Honey Creek | — | −0.9%† | $1,170 | $84,728 |
| Johnson | — | +5.7%† | $1,110 | $68,125 |
| Michigan | — | +5.7%† | $1,080 | $50,875 |
| Warren | — | +5.5%† | $1,090 | — |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Forest is $1,090 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Forest pay a median of $1,092.
Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,520
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (46039, 46057, 46979; Tipton County, 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.