Housing in Jefferson

A typical Jefferson home is worth roughly $189,000

Typical home value

$189K

IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,010

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,498

IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Jefferson?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further27% below the Indiana typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

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

You could afford about

$324,000

Typical Jefferson home $189K

That covers a typical Jefferson home, with $135K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,120

Loan $940Tax $120Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $110 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Veale$212K Harrison$244K Washington$152K Boone$259K Madison$375K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jefferson’s typical property tax (0.79% 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 $1,010

Renters already here pay a median of $657, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$720

1 bedroom$770

2 bedrooms$1,010

3 bedrooms$1,370

4 bedrooms$1,460

20%

of households rent · IN 29%

renter households

29%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%

15%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$657

median rent paid today · Census

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.

The homes

80% of Jefferson households own their home

Half of Jefferson’s homes were built before 1969.

Owners and renters

Own 80%Rent 20%

Indiana: 71% own.

1969

typical home built · IN 1976

$1,498

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.79%

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

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Jefferson vs. its neighbors

Jefferson is the 2nd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Madison$375K Boone$259K Harrison$244K Veale$212K Jefferson$189K Washington$152K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Jefferson	$189K*	—	$1,010	$81,522
Veale	$212K*	+0.9%†	$1,020	$92,708
Harrison	$244K*	—	$1,030	$128,929
Washington	$152K*	+18.1%†	$970	$63,214
Boone	$259K*	+9.5%†	$980	$76,172
Madison	$375K*	+11.1%†	$970	$86,277

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.