Rent Affordability for An Electrician in Indiana

A typical electrician in Indiana earns about $64,308 a year, which supports approximately $1,608 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. 43 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 27 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
New Castle, IN$743/mo13.9%very comfortable
Richmond, IN$865/mo16.1%very comfortable
Crawfordsville, IN$886/mo16.5%very comfortable
Marion, IN$926/mo17.3%very comfortable
Frankfort, IN$967/mo18%very comfortable
Muncie, IN$985/mo18.4%very comfortable
Logansport, IN$995/mo18.6%very comfortable
Terre Haute, IN$1,007/mo18.8%very comfortable
Kokomo, IN$1,019/mo19%very comfortable
East Chicago, IN$1,021/mo19.1%very comfortable
Columbia City, IN$1,035/mo19.3%very comfortable
Michigan City, IN$1,050/mo19.6%very comfortable
Greencastle, IN$1,050/mo19.6%very comfortable
Shelbyville, IN$1,058/mo19.7%very comfortable
Goshen, IN$1,068/mo19.9%very comfortable
Delphi, IN$1,065/mo19.9%very comfortable
Evansville, IN$1,076/mo20.1%affordable
Anderson, IN$1,083/mo20.2%affordable
Angola, IN$1,085/mo20.2%affordable
Elkhart, IN$1,155/mo21.6%affordable
New Albany, IN$1,171/mo21.9%affordable
Clarksville, IN$1,217/mo22.7%affordable
La Porte, IN$1,229/mo22.9%affordable
Warsaw, IN$1,245/mo23.2%affordable
Beech Grove, IN$1,258/mo23.5%affordable
Sellersburg, IN$1,274/mo23.8%affordable
Mishawaka, IN$1,280/mo23.9%affordable
Lafayette, IN$1,285/mo24%affordable
South Bend, IN$1,293/mo24.1%affordable
Fort Wayne, IN$1,295/mo24.2%affordable
Jeffersonville, IN$1,301/mo24.3%affordable
Gary, IN$1,374/mo25.6%affordable
Hobart, IN$1,379/mo25.7%affordable
Columbus, IN$1,398/mo26.1%affordable
Indianapolis, IN$1,416/mo26.4%affordable
Valparaiso, IN$1,450/mo27.1%affordable
Bloomington, IN$1,463/mo27.3%affordable
Hammond, IN$1,500/mo28%affordable
Portage, IN$1,509/mo28.2%affordable
Merrillville, IN$1,533/mo28.6%affordable
Fortville, IN$1,554/mo29%affordable
Greenfield, IN$1,590/mo29.7%affordable
Highland, IN$1,594/mo29.7%affordable
Greenwood, IN$1,617/mo30.2%stretched
Speedway, IN$1,636/mo30.5%stretched
Charlestown, IN$1,636/mo30.5%stretched
Lawrence, IN$1,660/mo31%stretched
Lake Station, IN$1,670/mo31.2%stretched
Newburgh, IN$1,687/mo31.5%stretched
Noblesville, IN$1,741/mo32.5%stretched
Plainfield, IN$1,743/mo32.5%stretched
New Whiteland, IN$1,753/mo32.7%stretched
Lebanon, IN$1,781/mo33.2%stretched
Crown Point, IN$1,793/mo33.5%stretched
Franklin, IN$1,821/mo34%stretched
Carmel, IN$1,832/mo34.2%stretched
Zionsville, IN$1,840/mo34.3%stretched
Avon, IN$1,849/mo34.5%stretched
West Lafayette, IN$1,857/mo34.7%stretched
Lowell, IN$1,861/mo34.7%stretched
Fishers, IN$1,921/mo35.8%stretched
Brownsburg, IN$1,949/mo36.4%stretched
Pendleton, IN$1,964/mo36.6%stretched
Westfield, IN$1,983/mo37%stretched
Schererville, IN$1,987/mo37.1%stretched
Munster, IN$1,987/mo37.1%stretched
Whitestown, IN$2,044/mo38.1%stretched
Sheridan, IN$2,050/mo38.3%stretched
McCordsville, IN$2,091/mo39%stretched
Granger, IN$2,133/mo39.8%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).