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Housing in Perry

A typical Perry home is worth roughly $228,000

Home prices around Perry have risen about 49% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$228K
▲ 5.4% in a year · IN $260K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,030
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$750
IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Perry?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

92% of Perry households own their home

Half of Perry’s homes were built before 1983.

Owners and renters
Own 92%Rent 8%

Indiana: 71% own.

1983
typical home built · IN 1976
$750
median property tax bill · IN $1,614
0.39%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

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

Price trend

Home prices up 49% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Perry rose 49% over the past 5 years, slower than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 5.4%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Perry home at roughly $228,000 today.

Perry areaIndiana
0%+50%+100%+150%200120052010201520202025
+5.4%
past year
+49%
past 5 years
+79%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $228K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Perry, 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 2.8 years of income

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

You could afford about
$344,000
Typical Perry home $228K

That covers a typical Perry home, with $115K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,270
Loan $1,130Tax $70Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $240 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Perry’s typical property tax (0.39% 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 $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $728, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780
1 bedroom$820
2 bedrooms$1,030
3 bedrooms$1,290
4 bedrooms$1,550
8%
of households rent · IN 29%
55
renter households
0%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%
15%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$728
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Perry vs. its neighbors

Perry is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Perry$228K*+5.4%†$1,030$81,964
Marshall$232K*+1.7%†$990$98,750
Indian Creek$284K*+1.8%†$1,090$78,548
Jackson$224K*+2.6%†$1,020$67,262
Indian Creek$188K*+2%†$1,000$92,853

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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