A typical Harrison home is worth roughly $180,000
Home prices around Harrison have risen about 52% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Harrison?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960
Renters already here pay a median of $740, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Harrison ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Wells County, IN HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
A typical home costs 2.9 years of income
Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Harrison home, with $70K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960 a month here, $80 less than owning.
How Harrison ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Harrison’s typical property tax (0.65% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
69% of Harrison households own their home
Half of Harrison’s homes were built before 1955.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 52% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Harrison rose 52% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Indiana. Last year prices rose 4.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Harrison home at roughly $180,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $180K.
How Harrison ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Harrison, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Harrison vs. its neighbors
Harrison is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | $180K* | +4.2%† | $960 | $61,689 |
| Lancaster | $221K* | +4.5%† | $990 | $76,563 |
| Liberty | $125K* | — | $980 | $56,080 |
| French | $316K* | +14.8%† | $960 | $105,288 |
| Nottingham | $148K* | — | $970 | $64,737 |
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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.