Montpelier, IN housing market
The typical Montpelier home is worth about $158,000, up 7% in a year, 39% below the Indiana typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Montpelier compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Montpelier at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Montpelier | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $77,000 | $135,000 |
| 2018 | $78,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $77,000 | $154,000 |
| 2020 | $84,000 | $164,000 |
| 2021 | $96,000 | $183,000 |
| 2022 | $113,000 | $209,000 |
| 2023 | $122,000 | $227,000 |
| 2024 | $131,000 | $237,000 |
| 2025 | $143,000 | $249,000 |
| 2026 | $149,000 | $256,000 |
| August 2026 | $158,000 | $260,000 |
3.5 years of income
The typical Montpelier home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Indiana (3.6).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Montpelier is $980 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Montpelier pay a median of $641, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,560
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (47359; Wells County, IN HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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.