Rent Affordability for A Bartender in Indiana

A typical bartender in Indiana earns about $32,320 a year, which supports approximately $808 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. 1 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 69 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
New Castle, IN	$743/mo	27.6%	affordable
Richmond, IN	$865/mo	32.1%	stretched
Crawfordsville, IN	$886/mo	32.9%	stretched
Marion, IN	$926/mo	34.4%	stretched
Frankfort, IN	$967/mo	35.9%	stretched
Muncie, IN	$985/mo	36.6%	stretched
Logansport, IN	$995/mo	36.9%	stretched
Terre Haute, IN	$1,007/mo	37.4%	stretched
Kokomo, IN	$1,019/mo	37.8%	stretched
East Chicago, IN	$1,021/mo	37.9%	stretched
Columbia City, IN	$1,035/mo	38.4%	stretched
Michigan City, IN	$1,050/mo	39%	stretched
Greencastle, IN	$1,050/mo	39%	stretched
Shelbyville, IN	$1,058/mo	39.3%	stretched
Delphi, IN	$1,065/mo	39.5%	stretched
Goshen, IN	$1,068/mo	39.7%	stretched
Evansville, IN	$1,076/mo	40%	stretched
Anderson, IN	$1,083/mo	40.2%	rent-burdened
Angola, IN	$1,085/mo	40.3%	rent-burdened
Elkhart, IN	$1,155/mo	42.9%	rent-burdened
New Albany, IN	$1,171/mo	43.5%	rent-burdened
Clarksville, IN	$1,217/mo	45.2%	rent-burdened
La Porte, IN	$1,229/mo	45.6%	rent-burdened
Warsaw, IN	$1,245/mo	46.2%	rent-burdened
Beech Grove, IN	$1,258/mo	46.7%	rent-burdened
Sellersburg, IN	$1,274/mo	47.3%	rent-burdened
Mishawaka, IN	$1,280/mo	47.5%	rent-burdened
Lafayette, IN	$1,285/mo	47.7%	rent-burdened
South Bend, IN	$1,293/mo	48%	rent-burdened
Fort Wayne, IN	$1,295/mo	48.1%	rent-burdened
Jeffersonville, IN	$1,301/mo	48.3%	rent-burdened
Gary, IN	$1,374/mo	51%	severely rent-burdened
Hobart, IN	$1,379/mo	51.2%	severely rent-burdened
Columbus, IN	$1,398/mo	51.9%	severely rent-burdened
Indianapolis, IN	$1,416/mo	52.6%	severely rent-burdened
Valparaiso, IN	$1,450/mo	53.8%	severely rent-burdened
Bloomington, IN	$1,463/mo	54.3%	severely rent-burdened
Hammond, IN	$1,500/mo	55.7%	severely rent-burdened
Portage, IN	$1,509/mo	56%	severely rent-burdened
Merrillville, IN	$1,533/mo	56.9%	severely rent-burdened
Fortville, IN	$1,554/mo	57.7%	severely rent-burdened
Greenfield, IN	$1,590/mo	59%	severely rent-burdened
Highland, IN	$1,594/mo	59.2%	severely rent-burdened
Greenwood, IN	$1,617/mo	60%	severely rent-burdened
Speedway, IN	$1,636/mo	60.7%	severely rent-burdened
Charlestown, IN	$1,636/mo	60.7%	severely rent-burdened
Lawrence, IN	$1,660/mo	61.6%	severely rent-burdened
Lake Station, IN	$1,670/mo	62%	severely rent-burdened
Newburgh, IN	$1,687/mo	62.6%	severely rent-burdened
Noblesville, IN	$1,741/mo	64.6%	severely rent-burdened
Plainfield, IN	$1,743/mo	64.7%	severely rent-burdened
New Whiteland, IN	$1,753/mo	65.1%	severely rent-burdened
Lebanon, IN	$1,781/mo	66.1%	severely rent-burdened
Crown Point, IN	$1,793/mo	66.6%	severely rent-burdened
Franklin, IN	$1,821/mo	67.6%	severely rent-burdened
Carmel, IN	$1,832/mo	68%	severely rent-burdened
Zionsville, IN	$1,840/mo	68.3%	severely rent-burdened
Avon, IN	$1,849/mo	68.7%	severely rent-burdened
West Lafayette, IN	$1,857/mo	68.9%	severely rent-burdened
Lowell, IN	$1,861/mo	69.1%	severely rent-burdened
Fishers, IN	$1,921/mo	71.3%	severely rent-burdened
Brownsburg, IN	$1,949/mo	72.4%	severely rent-burdened
Pendleton, IN	$1,964/mo	72.9%	severely rent-burdened
Westfield, IN	$1,983/mo	73.6%	severely rent-burdened
Schererville, IN	$1,987/mo	73.8%	severely rent-burdened
Munster, IN	$1,987/mo	73.8%	severely rent-burdened
Whitestown, IN	$2,044/mo	75.9%	severely rent-burdened
Sheridan, IN	$2,050/mo	76.1%	severely rent-burdened
McCordsville, IN	$2,091/mo	77.6%	severely rent-burdened
Granger, IN	$2,133/mo	79.2%	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).