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Housing in Lovett

A typical Lovett home is worth roughly $278,000

Home prices around Lovett have risen about 48% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$278K
▲ 8.9% in a year · IN $260K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,558
IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Lovett?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 48% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Lovett rose 48% over the past 5 years, slower than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 8.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Lovett home at roughly $278,000 today.

Lovett areaIndiana
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+8.9%
past year
+48%
past 5 years
+94%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $278K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Lovett, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

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
$377,000
Typical Lovett home $278K

That covers a typical Lovett home, with $100K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,610
Loan $1,370Tax $160Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $640 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lovett’s typical property tax (0.68% 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 $970

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690
1 bedroom$750
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,330
4 bedrooms$1,570
15%
of households rent · IN 29%
60
renter households
0%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%
12%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Decatur 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

86% of Lovett households own their home

Half of Lovett’s homes were built before 1970.

Owners and renters
Own 86%Rent 15%

Indiana: 71% own.

1970
typical home built · IN 1976
$1,558
median property tax bill · IN $1,614
0.68%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

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

Next door

Lovett vs. its neighbors

Lovett is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Lovett$278K*+8.9%†$970$93,864
Spencer$195K*+8.7%†$1,000$77,566
Vernon$150K+6.9%$970$77,131
Marion$129K*—$990$83,266
Lancaster$258K*—$1,020$79,750
Montgomery$188K*—$960$92,747

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. 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.

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