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Housing in Newcastle

A typical Newcastle home is worth roughly $126,000

Home prices around Newcastle have risen about 60% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$126K
▲ 6.2% in a year · IN $260K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$980
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$839
IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Newcastle?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.6 years of income

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

You could afford about
$192,000
Typical Newcastle home $126K

That covers a typical Newcastle home, with $66K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$750
Loan $620Tax $90Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $230 more than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Newcastle’s typical property tax (0.85% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 60% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Newcastle rose 60% over the past 5 years, faster than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 6.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Newcastle home at roughly $126,000 today.

Newcastle areaIndiana
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+6.2%
past year
+60%
past 5 years
+95%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $126K.

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Renters already here pay a median of $837, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780
1 bedroom$790
2 bedrooms$980
3 bedrooms$1,210
4 bedrooms$1,410
24%
of households rent · IN 29%
102
renter households
55%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%
24%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$837
median rent paid today · Census

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

76% of Newcastle households own their home

Half of Newcastle’s homes were built before 1981.

Owners and renters
Own 76%Rent 24%

Indiana: 71% own.

1981
typical home built · IN 1976
$839
median property tax bill · IN $1,614
0.85%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%
14%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Next door

Newcastle vs. its neighbors

Newcastle is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Newcastle$126K*+6.2%†$980$48,889
Rochester$224K+7.3%$970$59,577
Tippecanoe$250K+7.7%$990$61,122
Franklin$209K*+0.3%†$1,050$68,750
Richland$138K*+6.7%†$970$87,083

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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