A typical Posey home is worth roughly $226,000
Home prices around Posey have risen about 65% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Posey?
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A typical home costs 2.4 years of income
Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Posey home, with $173K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $200 less than owning.
How Posey ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Posey’s typical property tax (0.31% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 65% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Posey rose 65% over the past 5 years, faster than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 5.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Posey home at roughly $226,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $226K.
How Posey ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Posey, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040
Renters already here pay a median of $1,163.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Terre Haute, 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.
86% of Posey households own their home
Half of Posey’s homes were built before 1985.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Posey vs. its neighbors
Posey is the 2nd priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey | $226K* | +5.2%† | $1,040 | — | $93,664 |
| Lost Creek | $222K* | +5.6%† | $1,110 | — | $67,471 |
| Perry | $125K* | — | $1,040 | — | $75,707 |
| Jackson | $227K* | +5.2%† | $1,040 | — | $95,590 |
| Brazil | $196K | +2.2% | $1,040 | — | $59,757 |
| Dick Johnson | $193K* | +5.2%† | $1,040 | 0 | $63,295 |
| Nevins | $176K* | +5.9%† | $1,010 | — | $66,131 |
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.