Housing in Harrison

A typical Harrison home is worth roughly $157,000

Typical home value

$157K

IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,100

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$969

IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Harrison?

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

Your money goes further40% below the Indiana typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.8 years of income

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

You could afford about

$357,000

Typical Harrison home $157K

That covers a typical Harrison home, with $200K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$900

Loan $780Tax $80Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,100 a month here, $200 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Veale$212K Madison$221K Washington$152K Washington$149K Steen$120K Johnson$247K Palmyra$242K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Harrison’s typical property tax (0.62% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,100

Renters already here pay a median of $898, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$840

1 bedroom$840

2 bedrooms$1,100

3 bedrooms$1,400

4 bedrooms$1,460

19%

of households rent · IN 29%

131

renter households

37%

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

15%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$898

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

81% of Harrison households own their home

Half of Harrison’s homes were built before 1972.

Owners and renters

Own 81%Rent 19%

Indiana: 71% own.

1972

typical home built · IN 1976

$969

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.62%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Harrison vs. its neighbors

Harrison is the 4th least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Johnson$247K Palmyra$242K Madison$221K Veale$212K Harrison$157K Washington$152K Washington$149K Steen$120K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Harrison	$157K*	—	$1,100	$87,563
Veale	$212K*	+0.9%†	$1,020	$92,708
Madison	$221K*	+19.4%†	$960	$123,036
Washington	$152K*	+18.1%†	$970	$63,214
Washington	$149K	+3.1%	$1,020	$58,630
Steen	$120K*	—	$960	$54,680
Johnson	$247K*	+2.6%†	$970	$113,674
Palmyra	$242K*	+2.6%†	$990	$98,705

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.