A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $302,000
A typical home costs 7 years of income
More than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $127K short of a typical Jackson home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $750 less 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 (0.58% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
88% of Jackson households own their home
Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1967.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Jackson vs. its neighbors
Jackson is the priciest 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 | $302K* | — | $980 | $43,086 |
| Bearcreek | $165K* | — | $960 | $76,750 |
| Penn | $150K* | — | $1,100 | $38,917 |
| Hartford | $159K* | — | $960 | $59,848 |
| Greene | $184K* | −0.5%† | $980 | $91,528 |
| 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. 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.