Rent Affordability for An Accountant in Indiana

A typical accountant in Indiana earns about $83,518 a year, which supports approximately $2,088 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Indiana city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 68 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 2 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
New Castle, IN$756/mo10.9%very comfortable
Frankfort, IN$763/mo11%very comfortable
Richmond, IN$870/mo12.5%very comfortable
Marion, IN$913/mo13.1%very comfortable
Crawfordsville, IN$954/mo13.7%very comfortable
Muncie, IN$973/mo14%very comfortable
Terre Haute, IN$995/mo14.3%very comfortable
Logansport, IN$995/mo14.3%very comfortable
Kokomo, IN$1,009/mo14.5%very comfortable
East Chicago, IN$1,019/mo14.6%very comfortable
Goshen, IN$1,029/mo14.8%very comfortable
Evansville, IN$1,038/mo14.9%very comfortable
Columbia City, IN$1,035/mo14.9%very comfortable
Anderson, IN$1,054/mo15.1%very comfortable
Greencastle, IN$1,050/mo15.1%very comfortable
Angola, IN$1,060/mo15.2%very comfortable
Delphi, IN$1,065/mo15.3%very comfortable
Warsaw, IN$1,084/mo15.6%very comfortable
Shelbyville, IN$1,110/mo15.9%very comfortable
Michigan City, IN$1,114/mo16%very comfortable
La Porte, IN$1,127/mo16.2%very comfortable
Elkhart, IN$1,174/mo16.9%very comfortable
New Albany, IN$1,204/mo17.3%very comfortable
Beech Grove, IN$1,219/mo17.5%very comfortable
Lafayette, IN$1,234/mo17.7%very comfortable
Clarksville, IN$1,242/mo17.8%very comfortable
Fort Wayne, IN$1,281/mo18.4%very comfortable
Mishawaka, IN$1,285/mo18.5%very comfortable
Sellersburg, IN$1,303/mo18.7%very comfortable
South Bend, IN$1,310/mo18.8%very comfortable
Jeffersonville, IN$1,310/mo18.8%very comfortable
Gary, IN$1,366/mo19.6%very comfortable
Hobart, IN$1,376/mo19.8%very comfortable
Columbus, IN$1,399/mo20.1%affordable
Indianapolis, IN$1,411/mo20.3%affordable
Bloomington, IN$1,444/mo20.7%affordable
Lake Station, IN$1,450/mo20.8%affordable
Hammond, IN$1,479/mo21.3%affordable
Portage, IN$1,512/mo21.7%affordable
Sheridan, IN$1,525/mo21.9%affordable
Merrillville, IN$1,550/mo22.3%affordable
Valparaiso, IN$1,550/mo22.3%affordable
Fortville, IN$1,554/mo22.3%affordable
Highland, IN$1,557/mo22.4%affordable
Greenfield, IN$1,584/mo22.8%affordable
Greenwood, IN$1,609/mo23.1%affordable
Lawrence, IN$1,615/mo23.2%affordable
Newburgh, IN$1,632/mo23.4%affordable
Charlestown, IN$1,636/mo23.5%affordable
Speedway, IN$1,645/mo23.6%affordable
Noblesville, IN$1,716/mo24.7%affordable
New Whiteland, IN$1,753/mo25.2%affordable
Plainfield, IN$1,774/mo25.5%affordable
Lebanon, IN$1,775/mo25.5%affordable
Crown Point, IN$1,795/mo25.8%affordable
Franklin, IN$1,808/mo26%affordable
Zionsville, IN$1,825/mo26.2%affordable
Avon, IN$1,837/mo26.4%affordable
West Lafayette, IN$1,841/mo26.5%affordable
Carmel, IN$1,854/mo26.6%affordable
Lowell, IN$1,861/mo26.7%affordable
Fishers, IN$1,883/mo27.1%affordable
Munster, IN$1,922/mo27.6%affordable
Westfield, IN$1,986/mo28.5%affordable
Brownsburg, IN$2,006/mo28.8%affordable
Granger, IN$2,024/mo29.1%affordable
Schererville, IN$2,037/mo29.3%affordable
Pendleton, IN$2,068/mo29.7%affordable
Whitestown, IN$2,117/mo30.4%stretched
McCordsville, IN$2,180/mo31.3%stretched
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Indiana. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).