Housing in Van Buren

A typical Van Buren home is worth roughly $407,000

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Typical home value

$407K

IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,288

IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Van Buren?

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

Pricier than IN56% above the Indiana typical home.A town of owners93% of households own their home.Newer homesThe typical home was built around 1996.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 4.1 years of income

More than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$408,000

Typical Van Buren home $407K

That covers a typical Van Buren home, with $2K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$2,320

Loan $2,010Tax $190Insurance $120

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $1,340 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Clay$232K York$299K Newbury$325K Lima$161K White Pigeon$245K Sturgis$213K

How Van Buren ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Van Buren’s typical property tax (0.56% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

93% of Van Buren households own their home

Half of Van Buren’s homes were built before 1996.

Owners and renters

Own 93%Rent 7%

Indiana: 71% own.

1996

typical home built · IN 1976

$2,288

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.56%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Renters already here pay a median of $844, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$790

1 bedroom$800

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,260

4 bedrooms$1,300

of households rent · IN 29%

renter households

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%

12%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$844

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Van Buren vs. its neighbors

Van Buren is the priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Van Buren$407K Newbury$325K York$299K White Pigeon$245K Clay$232K Sturgis$213K Lima$161K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Van Buren	$407K*	—	$980	—	$100,385
Clay	$232K*	+2.3%†	$970	—	$100,648
York	$299K*	+1.1%†	$1,240	—	$79,191
Newbury	$325K*	—	$1,020	—	$88,633
Lima	$161K*	—	$1,000	—	$74,083
White Pigeon	$245K	+5.2%	$1,040	9	$71,071
Sturgis	$213K	+3.3%	$1,060	2	$69,958

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.

On the market in Van Buren

Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

9144 E 400 NZillow · Sep 16 ↗

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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.