A typical Sterling home is worth roughly $115,000
What kind of housing town is Sterling?
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A typical home costs 2.8 years of income
Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Sterling home, with $46K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960 a month here, $280 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sterling’s typical property tax (0.84% 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 $960
Renters already here pay a median of $634, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Crawford County, IN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
85% of Sterling households own their home
Half of Sterling’s homes were built before 1983.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Sterling vs. its neighbors
Sterling is the 4th least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | $115K* | — | $960 | $41,250 |
| Patoka | $162K* | — | $1,000 | $60,441 |
| Union | $104K* | — | $960 | $33,553 |
| Liberty | $103K* | — | $960 | $49,593 |
| Whiskey Run | $154K* | — | $980 | $58,531 |
| Jennings | $144K* | — | $1,030 | $48,750 |
| Ohio | $74K* | — | $1,030 | — |
| Greenfield | $146K* | −3.2%† | $980 | $42,375 |
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.