A typical Walker home is worth roughly $209,000
Home prices around Walker have risen about 61% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Walker?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 61% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Walker rose 61% over the past 5 years, faster than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 10%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Walker home at roughly $209,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $209K.
How Walker ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Walker, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 4 years of income
More than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Walker home, with $10K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $110 less than owning.
How Walker ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Walker’s typical property tax (0.48% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
74% of Walker households own their home
Half of Walker’s homes were built before 1954.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070
Renters already here pay a median of $669, 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 (Franklin County, 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.
Walker vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Walker. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | $209K* | +10%† | $1,070 | $52,667 |
| Rushville | $210K | +2.4% | $970 | $57,639 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Walker buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.