Most affordable towns in Indiana
Ranked by how many years of a typical IN household income ($71,957) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 601 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Center ranks #234 of 601
2.4 yrs of a typical IN income buys a typical home · Visit Center →
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Vigo
Knox County
1.0 yrs
$73,800 median home
How this ranking works
We divide each town’s median home value by the IN median household income ($71,957). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Indiana as a whole it’s 3.0 years.
Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.





























































































































































































































