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 54.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Hartford City

Index: 28

Most Expensive

Zionsville

Index: 118

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	28	$77,800	$619	$36,868
2	Marion	32	$83,200	$760	$43,349
3	Portland	32	$90,600	$722	$45,431
4	Logansport	33	$84,600	$770	$46,363
5	Peru	33	$84,000	$769	$46,180
6	Wabash	34	$115,000	$677	$54,199
7	Tell City	34	$121,200	$646	$50,702
8	Linton	34	$86,800	$791	$41,968
9	New Castle	35	$95,100	$797	$48,977
10	Vincennes	35	$98,700	$792	$50,238
11	Connersville	35	$96,300	$776	$45,679
12	Alexandria	35	$92,700	$813	$60,616
13	East Chicago	36	$92,400	$820	$41,071
14	Elwood	36	$92,800	$838	$54,084
15	Muncie	37	$92,000	$867	$43,395
16	Richmond	37	$107,600	$815	$46,395
17	Kendallville	37	$130,600	$696	$60,909
18	Brazil	37	$105,900	$824	$49,331
19	Huntington	38	$104,300	$852	$51,220
20	Scottsburg	38	$123,900	$786	$38,027
21	Gary	39	$85,300	$975	$37,380
22	Terre Haute	39	$109,500	$877	$41,960
23	Anderson	39	$104,300	$909	$47,221
24	Salem	39	$136,800	$736	$51,786
25	Decatur	40	$132,900	$804	$58,867
26	Princeton	40	$117,100	$892	$57,234
27	North Vernon	40	$107,900	$904	$48,235
28	Huntingburg	40	$126,500	$825	$52,327
29	Rushville	40	$120,000	$844	$57,269
30	Crawfordsville	41	$134,100	$831	$49,327
31	Frankfort	41	$122,800	$888	$53,522
32	Bedford	41	$136,900	$819	$50,253
33	Bluffton	41	$136,800	$816	$57,929
34	Gas City	41	$122,800	$858	$57,106
35	Monticello	41	$122,200	$860	$50,138
36	Washington	42	$130,700	$854	$50,000
37	Garrett	42	$142,800	$836	$65,611
38	Mount Vernon	42	$164,200	$726	$61,527
39	Kokomo	43	$126,500	$917	$54,195
40	Michigan City	43	$129,000	$915	$52,979
41	Boonville	43	$143,100	$835	$62,500
42	Rochester	43	$135,900	$883	$60,304
43	Evansville	44	$129,100	$949	$52,251
44	South Bend	44	$124,500	$1,000	$52,512
45	La Porte	44	$143,800	$889	$59,862
46	Plymouth	44	$122,200	$957	$53,115
47	Rensselaer	44	$149,100	$868	$61,648
48	Tipton	44	$148,800	$853	$64,709
49	Elkhart	45	$126,900	$981	$47,885
50	Martinsville	45	$140,400	$952	$56,186
51	Westville	45	$152,000	$878	$59,732
52	Auburn	46	$172,800	$831	$62,339
53	Greencastle	46	$154,000	$904	$54,217
54	Ross	46	$114,600	$1,085	$53,824
55	Lawrenceburg	46	$191,400	$733	$52,778
56	Seymour	47	$153,300	$954	$63,388
57	Shelbyville	47	$151,100	$970	$58,532
58	New Haven	47	$151,200	$947	$67,121
59	Greensburg	47	$181,000	$820	$63,235
60	Mishawaka	48	$140,600	$1,041	$53,120
61	Jasper	48	$203,300	$741	$65,283
62	Lake Station	48	$124,800	$1,115	$56,306
63	Madison	48	$186,600	$827	$57,050
64	Hammond	49	$141,700	$1,089	$53,950
65	Lebanon	49	$179,200	$900	$63,773
66	Yorktown	49	$182,000	$863	$81,765
67	Columbia City	49	$184,300	$885	$65,000
68	Fort Wayne	50	$169,700	$959	$60,293
69	Lafayette	50	$157,600	$1,039	$52,946
70	New Albany	50	$169,600	$971	$54,152
71	Beech Grove	50	$169,500	$978	$49,452
72	Angola	50	$186,900	$885	$59,355
73	Charlestown	51	$191,200	$903	$77,548
74	Batesville	51	$215,900	$761	$66,806
75	Ellettsville	51	$224,400	$746	$82,238
76	Clarksville	52	$172,700	$1,031	$58,518
77	Nappanee	52	$209,000	$876	$66,944
78	Goshen	53	$175,200	$1,045	$55,436
79	Warsaw	53	$175,300	$1,035	$57,170
80	Mooresville	55	$194,300	$1,045	$70,228
81	Bright	57	$246,600	$834	$111,140
82	Jeffersonville	58	$208,500	$1,090	$70,157
83	Sellersburg	58	$213,300	$1,057	$69,851
84	Indianapolis city (balance)	59	$207,000	$1,112	$62,995
85	Greenfield	59	$205,800	$1,128	$74,949
86	Griffith	59	$200,400	$1,154	$76,009
87	Speedway	59	$209,400	$1,120	$57,158
88	South Haven	59	$163,500	$1,308	$78,530
89	New Whiteland	59	$185,000	$1,221	$89,196
90	Lawrence	60	$220,400	$1,084	$73,455
91	Portage	60	$210,800	$1,138	$72,833
92	Hobart	60	$203,400	$1,174	$71,680
93	Franklin	60	$212,500	$1,127	$77,305
94	Dunlap	60	$208,400	$1,143	$86,641
95	Cumberland	60	$241,200	$990	$84,167
96	Cicero	60	$251,000	$946	$75,278
97	Merrillville	62	$194,000	$1,304	$64,791
98	Columbus	63	$231,000	$1,135	$76,856
99	Highland	63	$219,500	$1,202	$76,219
100	Fortville	63	$240,300	$1,094	$82,763
101	Winona Lake	63	$242,400	$1,074	$97,813
102	Pendleton	64	$236,200	$1,154	$87,971
103	Valparaiso	66	$250,500	$1,142	$67,664
104	Lowell	66	$236,900	$1,222	$83,125
105	Danville	67	$269,400	$1,118	$93,080
106	Porter	67	$259,700	$1,161	$74,155
107	Greenwood	68	$248,700	$1,252	$78,765
108	Cedar Lake	69	$259,900	$1,209	$79,177
109	Chesterton	70	$280,400	$1,145	$88,536
110	Bloomington	71	$289,700	$1,160	$48,918
111	Plainfield	72	$263,900	$1,313	$85,074
112	Dyer	72	$288,700	$1,182	$101,183
113	Schererville	74	$294,600	$1,224	$86,020
114	McCordsville	74	$327,900	$1,085	$113,495
115	West Lafayette	75	$318,100	$1,152	$33,497
116	Crown Point	75	$272,800	$1,369	$95,757
117	Brownsburg	77	$282,800	$1,405	$105,435
118	St. John	77	$370,800	$971	$127,449
119	Huntertown	77	$255,800	$1,522	$104,808
120	Highland	77	$216,800	$1,694	$95,696
121	Noblesville	79	$321,800	$1,284	$102,319
122	Granger	79	$302,500	$1,381	$117,348
123	Avon	82	$300,600	$1,509	$97,589
124	Munster	83	$312,000	$1,480	$105,764
125	Bargersville	87	$405,100	$1,182	$104,160
126	Fishers	92	$370,200	$1,491	$128,141
127	Whitestown	94	$343,900	$1,714	$118,884
128	Westfield	95	$391,900	$1,526	$119,598
129	Lakes of the Four Seasons	99	$300,500	$2,102	$116,778
130	Carmel	106	$455,500	$1,607	$134,602
131	Winfield	109	$401,200	$1,981	$128,980
132	Zionsville	118	$543,800	$1,635	$159,126

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