Rent Affordability for An Auto Mechanic in Indiana

A typical auto mechanic in Indiana earns about $47,168 a year, which supports approximately $1,179 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. 21 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 49 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
New Castle, IN	$743/mo	18.9%	very comfortable
Richmond, IN	$865/mo	22%	affordable
Crawfordsville, IN	$886/mo	22.5%	affordable
Marion, IN	$926/mo	23.6%	affordable
Frankfort, IN	$967/mo	24.6%	affordable
Muncie, IN	$985/mo	25.1%	affordable
Logansport, IN	$995/mo	25.3%	affordable
Terre Haute, IN	$1,007/mo	25.6%	affordable
Kokomo, IN	$1,019/mo	25.9%	affordable
East Chicago, IN	$1,021/mo	26%	affordable
Columbia City, IN	$1,035/mo	26.3%	affordable
Michigan City, IN	$1,050/mo	26.7%	affordable
Greencastle, IN	$1,050/mo	26.7%	affordable
Shelbyville, IN	$1,058/mo	26.9%	affordable
Delphi, IN	$1,065/mo	27.1%	affordable
Goshen, IN	$1,068/mo	27.2%	affordable
Evansville, IN	$1,076/mo	27.4%	affordable
Anderson, IN	$1,083/mo	27.6%	affordable
Angola, IN	$1,085/mo	27.6%	affordable
Elkhart, IN	$1,155/mo	29.4%	affordable
New Albany, IN	$1,171/mo	29.8%	affordable
Clarksville, IN	$1,217/mo	31%	stretched
La Porte, IN	$1,229/mo	31.3%	stretched
Warsaw, IN	$1,245/mo	31.7%	stretched
Beech Grove, IN	$1,258/mo	32%	stretched
Sellersburg, IN	$1,274/mo	32.4%	stretched
Mishawaka, IN	$1,280/mo	32.6%	stretched
Lafayette, IN	$1,285/mo	32.7%	stretched
Fort Wayne, IN	$1,295/mo	32.9%	stretched
South Bend, IN	$1,293/mo	32.9%	stretched
Jeffersonville, IN	$1,301/mo	33.1%	stretched
Gary, IN	$1,374/mo	35%	stretched
Hobart, IN	$1,379/mo	35.1%	stretched
Columbus, IN	$1,398/mo	35.6%	stretched
Indianapolis, IN	$1,416/mo	36%	stretched
Valparaiso, IN	$1,450/mo	36.9%	stretched
Bloomington, IN	$1,463/mo	37.2%	stretched
Hammond, IN	$1,500/mo	38.2%	stretched
Portage, IN	$1,509/mo	38.4%	stretched
Merrillville, IN	$1,533/mo	39%	stretched
Fortville, IN	$1,554/mo	39.5%	stretched
Greenfield, IN	$1,590/mo	40.5%	rent-burdened
Highland, IN	$1,594/mo	40.6%	rent-burdened
Greenwood, IN	$1,617/mo	41.1%	rent-burdened
Speedway, IN	$1,636/mo	41.6%	rent-burdened
Charlestown, IN	$1,636/mo	41.6%	rent-burdened
Lawrence, IN	$1,660/mo	42.2%	rent-burdened
Lake Station, IN	$1,670/mo	42.5%	rent-burdened
Newburgh, IN	$1,687/mo	42.9%	rent-burdened
Noblesville, IN	$1,741/mo	44.3%	rent-burdened
Plainfield, IN	$1,743/mo	44.3%	rent-burdened
New Whiteland, IN	$1,753/mo	44.6%	rent-burdened
Lebanon, IN	$1,781/mo	45.3%	rent-burdened
Crown Point, IN	$1,793/mo	45.6%	rent-burdened
Franklin, IN	$1,821/mo	46.3%	rent-burdened
Carmel, IN	$1,832/mo	46.6%	rent-burdened
Zionsville, IN	$1,840/mo	46.8%	rent-burdened
Avon, IN	$1,849/mo	47%	rent-burdened
West Lafayette, IN	$1,857/mo	47.2%	rent-burdened
Lowell, IN	$1,861/mo	47.3%	rent-burdened
Fishers, IN	$1,921/mo	48.9%	rent-burdened
Brownsburg, IN	$1,949/mo	49.6%	rent-burdened
Pendleton, IN	$1,964/mo	50%	rent-burdened
Westfield, IN	$1,983/mo	50.4%	severely rent-burdened
Schererville, IN	$1,987/mo	50.6%	severely rent-burdened
Munster, IN	$1,987/mo	50.6%	severely rent-burdened
Whitestown, IN	$2,044/mo	52%	severely rent-burdened
Sheridan, IN	$2,050/mo	52.2%	severely rent-burdened
McCordsville, IN	$2,091/mo	53.2%	severely rent-burdened
Granger, IN	$2,133/mo	54.3%	severely rent-burdened

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).