Housing in Jackson

A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $250,000

Typical home value

$250K

IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,119

IN $1,614

Affordability

A typical home costs 3 years of income

Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$353,000

Typical Jackson home $250K

That covers a typical Jackson home, with $103K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,400

Loan $1,240Tax $90Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $420 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Marion$205K Delaware$225K Laughery$205K Otter Creek$244K Center$147K Columbia$170K Saltcreek$280K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jackson’s typical property tax (0.45% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Renters already here pay a median of $713, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$680

1 bedroom$750

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,280

4 bedrooms$1,420

19%

of households rent · IN 29%

renter households

$713

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Jennings County, IN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

81% of Jackson households own their home

Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1970.

Owners and renters

Own 81%Rent 19%

Indiana: 71% own.

1970

typical home built · IN 1976

$1,119

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.45%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Next door

Jackson vs. its neighbors

Jackson is the 2nd priciest of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Saltcreek$280K Jackson$250K Otter Creek$244K Delaware$225K Laughery$205K Marion$205K Columbia$170K Center$147K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Jackson	$250K*	—	$980	$84,688
Marion	$205K*	+0.6%†	$1,110	$89,274
Delaware	$225K*	—	$1,000	$75,069
Laughery	$205K*	+6.8%†	$1,050	$60,119
Otter Creek	$244K*	—	$1,210	$73,300
Center	$147K*	—	$980	$62,861
Columbia	$170K*	+8.3%†	$1,010	$93,438
Saltcreek	$280K*	−0.5%†	$1,100	$111,090

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.