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Housing in Ripley

A typical Ripley home is worth roughly $228,000

Home prices around Ripley have risen about 56% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$228K
▲ 9% in a year · IN $260K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,110
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,366
IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Ripley?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 56% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Ripley rose 56% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Indiana. Last year prices rose 9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Ripley home at roughly $228,000 today.

Ripley areaIndiana
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+9%
past year
+56%
past 5 years
+102%
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 Ripley, 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 3.5 years of income

About the same as across Indiana. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$265,000
Typical Ripley home $228K

That covers a typical Ripley home, with $37K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,330
Loan $1,130Tax $130Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110 a month here, $220 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ripley’s typical property tax (0.68% 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 $1,110

Renters already here pay a median of $775, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$820
1 bedroom$950
2 bedrooms$1,110
3 bedrooms$1,450
4 bedrooms$1,730
19%
of households rent · IN 29%
135
renter households
58%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%
20%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$775
median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

81% of Ripley households own their home

Half of Ripley’s homes were built before 1968.

Owners and renters
Own 81%Rent 19%

Indiana: 71% own.

1968
typical home built · IN 1976
$1,366
median property tax bill · IN $1,614
0.68%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

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

Next door

Ripley vs. its neighbors

Ripley is the 3rd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Ripley$228K*+9%†$1,110$65,917
Center$274K*+6.6%†$1,050$122,620
Blue River$333K*+7.1%†$1,340$104,293
Wayne$177K*+0.3%†$1,100$62,599
Posey$222K*—$1,040$78,563
Jackson$167K*−4.7%†$1,300$95,000

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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