A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $151,000
What kind of housing town is Jackson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.4 years of income
Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Jackson home, with $101K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $110 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jackson’s typical property tax (0.60% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
87% of Jackson households own their home
Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1938.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
Renters already here pay a median of $392, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Carroll 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.
Jackson vs. its neighbors
Jackson is the 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | $151K* | — | $980 | $62,188 |
| Liberty | $99K* | +7.7%† | $1,010 | $71,850 |
| Deer Creek | $155K* | +8.3%† | $1,050 | $61,627 |
| Monroe | $174K* | −1.1%† | $970 | $55,056 |
| Carrollton | $174K* | +2.2%† | $970 | $79,688 |
| Rock Creek | — | +8.4%† | $1,050 | $62,000 |
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.