A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $174,000
Home prices around Jackson have risen about 46% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Jackson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.8 years of income
Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Jackson home, with $220K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,300 a month here, $320 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 (0.46% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 46% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Jackson rose 46% over the past 5 years, slower than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices fell 4.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Jackson home at roughly $174,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $174K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Jackson, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
96% of Jackson households own their home
Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1944.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,300
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Indianapolis-Carmel, 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 least expensive of 6 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 | $174K* | −4.7%† | $1,300 | $95,000 |
| Brown | $217K* | — | $1,300 | $82,734 |
| Center | $224K* | +7.7%† | $1,370 | $78,859 |
| Wayne | $177K* | +0.3%† | $1,100 | $62,599 |
| Blue River | $333K* | +7.1%† | $1,340 | $104,293 |
| Ripley | $200K* | +9%† | $1,110 | $65,917 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Jackson buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.