Housing · Wolcott

Wolcott, IN housing market

The typical Wolcott home is worth about $225,000, up 9.3% in a year, 14% below the Indiana typical home.

Home values, sales, trends and how Wolcott compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Wolcott at a glance

Typical home value
$225K
▲ 9.3% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

WolcottIndiana
$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K 20182020202220242026 Wolcott $225K Indiana $260K
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JanuaryWolcottIndiana
2017$107,000$135,000
2018$111,000$144,000
2019$116,000$154,000
2020$127,000$164,000
2021$143,000$183,000
2022$165,000$209,000
2023$173,000$227,000
2024$187,000$237,000
2025$201,000$249,000
2026$216,000$256,000
August 2026$225,000$260,000
Affordability

3.4 years of income

The typical Wolcott home costs about 3.4 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Indiana (3.6).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
83.3%
Indiana: 70.6%
Median tax bill
$816
Indiana: $1,614
Median rent
$844
Indiana: $1,062
Typical home built
1945
Indiana: 1976

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wolcott is $1,090 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Wolcott pay a median of $844, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$880
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,090
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,370
a month, with utilities
Share of income
20%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $800 · 4 bedrooms $1,580

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (47995; Jasper County, IN HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.

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