Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in Indiana

A typical lawyer in Indiana earns about $162,352 a year, which supports approximately $4,059 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. 70 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Logansport, IN$795/mo5.9%very comfortable
New Castle, IN$854/mo6.3%very comfortable
Richmond, IN$894/mo6.6%very comfortable
Frankfort, IN$939/mo6.9%very comfortable
Delphi, IN$959/mo7.1%very comfortable
Marion, IN$955/mo7.1%very comfortable
Terre Haute, IN$993/mo7.3%very comfortable
Muncie, IN$1,043/mo7.7%very comfortable
East Chicago, IN$1,040/mo7.7%very comfortable
Crawfordsville, IN$1,035/mo7.7%very comfortable
Columbia City, IN$1,035/mo7.7%very comfortable
Evansville, IN$1,058/mo7.8%very comfortable
Greencastle, IN$1,050/mo7.8%very comfortable
Anderson, IN$1,088/mo8%very comfortable
Shelbyville, IN$1,083/mo8%very comfortable
Kokomo, IN$1,099/mo8.1%very comfortable
Angola, IN$1,090/mo8.1%very comfortable
Goshen, IN$1,148/mo8.5%very comfortable
Michigan City, IN$1,146/mo8.5%very comfortable
Clarksville, IN$1,156/mo8.5%very comfortable
Elkhart, IN$1,185/mo8.8%very comfortable
Mishawaka, IN$1,196/mo8.8%very comfortable
New Albany, IN$1,194/mo8.8%very comfortable
Beech Grove, IN$1,246/mo9.2%very comfortable
Fort Wayne, IN$1,257/mo9.3%very comfortable
Sellersburg, IN$1,264/mo9.3%very comfortable
South Bend, IN$1,269/mo9.4%very comfortable
La Porte, IN$1,271/mo9.4%very comfortable
Lafayette, IN$1,282/mo9.5%very comfortable
Lowell, IN$1,304/mo9.6%very comfortable
Hobart, IN$1,348/mo10%very comfortable
Gary, IN$1,367/mo10.1%very comfortable
Jeffersonville, IN$1,366/mo10.1%very comfortable
Indianapolis, IN$1,375/mo10.2%very comfortable
Columbus, IN$1,385/mo10.2%very comfortable
Portage, IN$1,449/mo10.7%very comfortable
Valparaiso, IN$1,459/mo10.8%very comfortable
Warsaw, IN$1,473/mo10.9%very comfortable
Hammond, IN$1,512/mo11.2%very comfortable
Lawrence, IN$1,540/mo11.4%very comfortable
Greenwood, IN$1,554/mo11.5%very comfortable
Merrillville, IN$1,562/mo11.5%very comfortable
Charlestown, IN$1,552/mo11.5%very comfortable
Highland, IN$1,588/mo11.7%very comfortable
Newburgh, IN$1,594/mo11.8%very comfortable
Speedway, IN$1,615/mo11.9%very comfortable
Greenfield, IN$1,666/mo12.3%very comfortable
Lake Station, IN$1,670/mo12.3%very comfortable
Fortville, IN$1,662/mo12.3%very comfortable
Noblesville, IN$1,692/mo12.5%very comfortable
Franklin, IN$1,687/mo12.5%very comfortable
Plainfield, IN$1,722/mo12.7%very comfortable
Crown Point, IN$1,718/mo12.7%very comfortable
Bloomington, IN$1,763/mo13%very comfortable
Schererville, IN$1,760/mo13%very comfortable
Lebanon, IN$1,819/mo13.4%very comfortable
Carmel, IN$1,864/mo13.8%very comfortable
Brownsburg, IN$1,868/mo13.8%very comfortable
West Lafayette, IN$1,877/mo13.9%very comfortable
Zionsville, IN$1,879/mo13.9%very comfortable
Avon, IN$1,882/mo13.9%very comfortable
Westfield, IN$1,922/mo14.2%very comfortable
Fishers, IN$1,938/mo14.3%very comfortable
Granger, IN$1,942/mo14.4%very comfortable
Pendleton, IN$1,949/mo14.4%very comfortable
New Whiteland, IN$2,000/mo14.8%very comfortable
Sheridan, IN$2,050/mo15.2%very comfortable
Munster, IN$2,124/mo15.7%very comfortable
Whitestown, IN$2,133/mo15.8%very comfortable
McCordsville, IN$2,159/mo16%very comfortable
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).