Rent Affordability for A Dental Assistant in Indiana

A typical dental assistant in Indiana earns about $44,675 a year, which supports approximately $1,117 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. 20 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 50 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
New Castle, IN	$756/mo	20.3%	affordable
Frankfort, IN	$763/mo	20.5%	affordable
Richmond, IN	$870/mo	23.4%	affordable
Marion, IN	$913/mo	24.5%	affordable
Crawfordsville, IN	$954/mo	25.6%	affordable
Muncie, IN	$973/mo	26.1%	affordable
Terre Haute, IN	$995/mo	26.7%	affordable
Logansport, IN	$995/mo	26.7%	affordable
Kokomo, IN	$1,009/mo	27.1%	affordable
East Chicago, IN	$1,019/mo	27.4%	affordable
Goshen, IN	$1,029/mo	27.6%	affordable
Columbia City, IN	$1,035/mo	27.8%	affordable
Evansville, IN	$1,038/mo	27.9%	affordable
Greencastle, IN	$1,050/mo	28.2%	affordable
Anderson, IN	$1,054/mo	28.3%	affordable
Angola, IN	$1,060/mo	28.5%	affordable
Delphi, IN	$1,065/mo	28.6%	affordable
Warsaw, IN	$1,084/mo	29.1%	affordable
Shelbyville, IN	$1,110/mo	29.8%	affordable
Michigan City, IN	$1,114/mo	29.9%	affordable
La Porte, IN	$1,127/mo	30.3%	stretched
Elkhart, IN	$1,174/mo	31.5%	stretched
New Albany, IN	$1,204/mo	32.3%	stretched
Beech Grove, IN	$1,219/mo	32.7%	stretched
Lafayette, IN	$1,234/mo	33.1%	stretched
Clarksville, IN	$1,242/mo	33.4%	stretched
Fort Wayne, IN	$1,281/mo	34.4%	stretched
Mishawaka, IN	$1,285/mo	34.5%	stretched
Sellersburg, IN	$1,303/mo	35%	stretched
South Bend, IN	$1,310/mo	35.2%	stretched
Jeffersonville, IN	$1,310/mo	35.2%	stretched
Gary, IN	$1,366/mo	36.7%	stretched
Hobart, IN	$1,376/mo	37%	stretched
Columbus, IN	$1,399/mo	37.6%	stretched
Indianapolis, IN	$1,411/mo	37.9%	stretched
Bloomington, IN	$1,444/mo	38.8%	stretched
Lake Station, IN	$1,450/mo	38.9%	stretched
Hammond, IN	$1,479/mo	39.7%	stretched
Portage, IN	$1,512/mo	40.6%	rent-burdened
Sheridan, IN	$1,525/mo	41%	rent-burdened
Merrillville, IN	$1,550/mo	41.6%	rent-burdened
Valparaiso, IN	$1,550/mo	41.6%	rent-burdened
Fortville, IN	$1,554/mo	41.7%	rent-burdened
Highland, IN	$1,557/mo	41.8%	rent-burdened
Greenfield, IN	$1,584/mo	42.5%	rent-burdened
Greenwood, IN	$1,609/mo	43.2%	rent-burdened
Lawrence, IN	$1,615/mo	43.4%	rent-burdened
Newburgh, IN	$1,632/mo	43.8%	rent-burdened
Charlestown, IN	$1,636/mo	43.9%	rent-burdened
Speedway, IN	$1,645/mo	44.2%	rent-burdened
Noblesville, IN	$1,716/mo	46.1%	rent-burdened
New Whiteland, IN	$1,753/mo	47.1%	rent-burdened
Plainfield, IN	$1,774/mo	47.7%	rent-burdened
Lebanon, IN	$1,775/mo	47.7%	rent-burdened
Crown Point, IN	$1,795/mo	48.2%	rent-burdened
Franklin, IN	$1,808/mo	48.6%	rent-burdened
Zionsville, IN	$1,825/mo	49%	rent-burdened
Avon, IN	$1,837/mo	49.3%	rent-burdened
West Lafayette, IN	$1,841/mo	49.5%	rent-burdened
Carmel, IN	$1,854/mo	49.8%	rent-burdened
Lowell, IN	$1,861/mo	50%	rent-burdened
Fishers, IN	$1,883/mo	50.6%	severely rent-burdened
Munster, IN	$1,922/mo	51.6%	severely rent-burdened
Westfield, IN	$1,986/mo	53.3%	severely rent-burdened
Brownsburg, IN	$2,006/mo	53.9%	severely rent-burdened
Granger, IN	$2,024/mo	54.4%	severely rent-burdened
Schererville, IN	$2,037/mo	54.7%	severely rent-burdened
Pendleton, IN	$2,068/mo	55.5%	severely rent-burdened
Whitestown, IN	$2,117/mo	56.9%	severely rent-burdened
McCordsville, IN	$2,180/mo	58.6%	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).