Most Affordable Cities in Indiana

Cost of living rankings for 132 cities in Indiana. On average, Indiana is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 81.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Hartford City

Index: 64

Most Expensive

Zionsville

Index: 128

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

132

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All 132 Cities in Indiana — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Hartford City	64	$77,800	$619	$36,868
2	Marion	65	$83,200	$760	$43,349
3	Logansport	66	$84,600	$770	$46,363
4	Peru	66	$84,000	$769	$46,180
5	Portland	66	$90,600	$722	$45,431
6	Muncie	67	$92,000	$867	$43,395
7	New Castle	67	$95,100	$797	$48,977
8	Elwood	67	$92,800	$838	$54,084
9	Linton	67	$86,800	$791	$41,968
10	Alexandria	67	$92,700	$813	$60,616
11	Vincennes	68	$98,700	$792	$50,238
12	Connersville	68	$96,300	$776	$45,679
13	Wabash	68	$115,000	$677	$54,199
14	Anderson	69	$104,300	$909	$47,221
15	Richmond	69	$107,600	$815	$46,395
16	East Chicago	69	$92,400	$820	$41,071
17	Huntington	69	$104,300	$852	$51,220
18	Brazil	69	$105,900	$824	$49,331
19	Tell City	69	$121,200	$646	$50,702
20	Gary	70	$85,300	$975	$37,380
21	Terre Haute	70	$109,500	$877	$41,960
22	Kendallville	70	$130,600	$696	$60,909
23	North Vernon	70	$107,900	$904	$48,235
24	Salem	70	$136,800	$736	$51,786
25	Princeton	71	$117,100	$892	$57,234
26	Scottsburg	71	$123,900	$786	$38,027
27	Huntingburg	71	$126,500	$825	$52,327
28	Rushville	71	$120,000	$844	$57,269
29	Gas City	71	$122,800	$858	$57,106
30	Monticello	71	$122,200	$860	$50,138
31	Kokomo	72	$126,500	$917	$54,195
32	Michigan City	72	$129,000	$915	$52,979
33	Crawfordsville	72	$134,100	$831	$49,327
34	Frankfort	72	$122,800	$888	$53,522
35	Decatur	72	$132,900	$804	$58,867
36	Elkhart	73	$126,900	$981	$47,885
37	Bedford	73	$136,900	$819	$50,253
38	Bluffton	73	$136,800	$816	$57,929
39	Ross	73	$114,600	$1,085	$53,824
40	Boonville	73	$143,100	$835	$62,500
41	Garrett	73	$142,800	$836	$65,611
42	Rochester	73	$135,900	$883	$60,304
43	Evansville	74	$129,100	$1,010	$52,251
44	La Porte	74	$143,800	$889	$59,862
45	Martinsville	74	$140,400	$952	$56,186
46	Mount Vernon	74	$164,200	$726	$61,527
47	Westville	74	$152,000	$878	$59,732
48	Tipton	74	$148,800	$853	$64,709
49	Mishawaka	75	$140,600	$1,041	$53,120
50	Shelbyville	75	$151,100	$970	$58,532
51	New Haven	75	$151,200	$947	$67,121
52	Greencastle	75	$154,000	$904	$54,217
53	Seymour	76	$153,300	$954	$63,388
54	Auburn	76	$172,800	$831	$62,339
55	South Bend	77	$124,500	$1,329	$52,512
56	New Albany	77	$169,600	$971	$54,152
57	Clarksville	77	$172,700	$1,031	$58,518
58	Lake Station	77	$124,800	$1,115	$56,306
59	Washington	77	$130,700	$854	$50,000
60	Rensselaer	77	$149,100	$868	$61,648
61	Hammond	78	$141,700	$1,089	$53,950
62	Lebanon	78	$179,200	$900	$63,773
63	Beech Grove	78	$169,500	$978	$49,452
64	Madison	78	$186,600	$827	$57,050
65	Yorktown	78	$182,000	$863	$81,765
66	Greensburg	78	$181,000	$820	$63,235
67	Columbia City	78	$184,300	$885	$65,000
68	Charlestown	78	$191,200	$903	$77,548
69	Lawrenceburg	78	$191,400	$733	$52,778
70	Lafayette	79	$157,600	$1,209	$52,946
71	Goshen	79	$175,200	$1,045	$55,436
72	Warsaw	79	$175,300	$1,035	$57,170
73	Jasper	79	$203,300	$741	$65,283
74	Angola	79	$186,900	$885	$59,355
75	Fort Wayne	80	$169,700	$1,160	$60,293
76	Mooresville	81	$194,300	$1,045	$70,228
77	South Haven	81	$163,500	$1,308	$78,530
78	Batesville	81	$215,900	$761	$66,806
79	Ellettsville	81	$224,400	$746	$82,238
80	Jeffersonville	82	$208,500	$1,090	$70,157
81	Sellersburg	82	$213,300	$1,057	$69,851
82	New Whiteland	82	$185,000	$1,221	$89,196
83	Indianapolis city (balance)	83	$207,000	$1,112	$62,995
84	Franklin	84	$212,500	$1,127	$77,305
85	Greenfield	84	$205,800	$1,128	$74,949
86	Speedway	84	$209,400	$1,120	$57,158
87	Lawrence	85	$220,400	$1,084	$73,455
88	Dunlap	85	$208,400	$1,143	$86,641
89	Bright	85	$246,600	$834	$111,140
90	Hobart	86	$203,400	$1,174	$71,680
91	Griffith	86	$200,400	$1,154	$76,009
92	Plymouth	86	$235,462	$957	$53,115
93	Cumberland	86	$241,200	$990	$84,167
94	Columbus	87	$231,000	$1,135	$76,856
95	Portage	87	$210,800	$1,138	$72,833
96	Merrillville	87	$194,000	$1,304	$64,791
97	Cicero	87	$251,000	$946	$75,278
98	Pendleton	87	$236,200	$1,154	$87,971
99	Fortville	87	$240,300	$1,094	$82,763
100	Highland	88	$219,500	$1,202	$76,219
101	Winona Lake	88	$242,400	$1,074	$97,813
102	Nappanee	90	$284,410	$876	$66,944
103	Danville	91	$269,400	$1,118	$93,080
104	Lowell	91	$236,900	$1,222	$83,125
105	Plainfield	92	$263,900	$1,313	$85,074
106	Valparaiso	92	$250,500	$1,142	$67,664
107	Bloomington	93	$289,700	$1,160	$48,918
108	Greenwood	93	$248,700	$1,550	$78,765
109	Cedar Lake	93	$259,900	$1,209	$79,177
110	Porter	93	$259,700	$1,161	$74,155
111	Huntertown	94	$255,800	$1,522	$104,808
112	Highland	94	$216,800	$1,694	$95,696
113	Brownsburg	95	$282,800	$1,405	$105,435
114	Chesterton	95	$280,400	$1,145	$88,536
115	Dyer	96	$288,700	$1,182	$101,183
116	West Lafayette	97	$318,100	$1,152	$33,497
117	Crown Point	97	$272,800	$1,369	$95,757
118	Schererville	97	$294,600	$1,224	$86,020
119	McCordsville	97	$327,900	$1,085	$113,495
120	Granger	98	$302,500	$1,381	$117,348
121	Noblesville	99	$321,800	$1,284	$102,319
122	Avon	99	$300,600	$1,509	$97,589
123	Munster	102	$312,000	$1,480	$105,764
124	St. John	103	$370,800	$971	$127,449
125	Whitestown	106	$343,900	$1,714	$118,884
126	Lakes of the Four Seasons	106	$300,500	$2,102	$116,778
127	Fishers	107	$370,200	$1,491	$128,141
128	Bargersville	107	$405,100	$1,182	$104,160
129	Westfield	109	$391,900	$1,526	$119,598
130	Winfield	116	$401,200	$1,981	$128,980
131	Carmel	119	$455,500	$1,780	$134,602
132	Zionsville	128	$543,800	$1,635	$159,126

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