Housing in Halbert

A typical Halbert home is worth roughly $158,000

Typical home value

$158K

IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,070

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$688

IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Halbert?

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

Your money goes further39% below the Indiana typical home.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.2 years of income

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

You could afford about

$295,000

Typical Halbert home $158K

That covers a typical Halbert home, with $138K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$880

Loan $780Tax $60Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $190 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Center$117K Shoals$188K Northwest$156K Spice Valley$172K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Halbert’s typical property tax (0.44% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

90% of Halbert households own their home

Half of Halbert’s homes were built before 1984.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Indiana: 71% own.

1984

typical home built · IN 1976

$688

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.44%

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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070

Renters already here pay a median of $889, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760

1 bedroom$810

2 bedrooms$1,070

3 bedrooms$1,280

4 bedrooms$1,450

10%

of households rent · IN 29%

renter households

82%

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

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$889

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Martin County, IN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Halbert vs. its neighbors

Halbert is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Shoals$188K Spice Valley$172K Halbert$158K Northwest$156K Center$117K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Halbert	$158K*	—	$1,070	$70,764
Center	$117K*	—	$1,060	$60,529
Shoals	$188K	+3%	$1,080	$38,333
Northwest	$156K*	—	$960	$85,580
Spice Valley	$172K*	+7.7%†	$980	$81,667

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. 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.