Wakarusa, IN housing market
The typical Wakarusa home is worth about $321,000, up 5.9% in a year, 23% above the Indiana typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Wakarusa compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Wakarusa at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Wakarusa | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $172,000 | $135,000 |
| 2018 | $181,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $194,000 | $154,000 |
| 2020 | $204,000 | $164,000 |
| 2021 | $223,000 | $183,000 |
| 2022 | $255,000 | $209,000 |
| 2023 | $272,000 | $227,000 |
| 2024 | $282,000 | $237,000 |
| 2025 | $294,000 | $249,000 |
| 2026 | $316,000 | $256,000 |
| August 2026 | $321,000 | $260,000 |
4.3 years of income
The typical Wakarusa home costs about 4.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Indiana (3.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,240
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wakarusa is $1,240 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Wakarusa pay a median of $955, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $990 · 4 bedrooms $1,650
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (46573; Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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.