A typical Sparta home is worth roughly $244,000
What kind of housing town is Sparta?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
95% of Sparta households own their home
Half of Sparta’s homes were built before 1975.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A typical home costs 3.8 years of income
About the same as across Indiana. Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Sparta home, with $13K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190 a month here, $250 less than owning.
How Sparta ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sparta’s typical property tax (0.78% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190
Renters already here pay a median of $1,375.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cincinnati, OH-KY-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.
Sparta vs. its neighbors
Sparta is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta | $244K* | — | $1,190 | $65,000 |
| Manchester | $266K* | +6.6%† | $1,150 | $96,772 |
| Clay | $169K* | +3.8%† | $1,180 | $63,295 |
| Hogan | $218K* | +6.7%† | $1,190 | $75,794 |
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. 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.