A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $169,000
What kind of housing town is Jackson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
100% of Jackson households own their home
Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1991.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A typical home costs 1.9 years of income
Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Jackson home, with $197K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $30 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 (0.51% 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 $990
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Dubois County, IN): 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 priciest of 4 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 | $169K* | — | $990 | $88,889 |
| Greenfield | $146K* | −3.2%† | $980 | $42,375 |
| French Lick | $198K | +4.8% | $980 | $61,173 |
| Patoka | $162K* | — | $1,000 | $60,441 |
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.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.