Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in Indiana
A typical police officer in Indiana earns about $71,088 a year, which supports approximately $1,777 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. 52 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 18 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle, IN | $743/mo | 12.5% | very comfortable |
| Richmond, IN | $865/mo | 14.6% | very comfortable |
| Crawfordsville, IN | $886/mo | 15% | very comfortable |
| Marion, IN | $926/mo | 15.6% | very comfortable |
| Frankfort, IN | $967/mo | 16.3% | very comfortable |
| Muncie, IN | $985/mo | 16.6% | very comfortable |
| Logansport, IN | $995/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Terre Haute, IN | $1,007/mo | 17% | very comfortable |
| Kokomo, IN | $1,019/mo | 17.2% | very comfortable |
| East Chicago, IN | $1,021/mo | 17.2% | very comfortable |
| Columbia City, IN | $1,035/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Michigan City, IN | $1,050/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Greencastle, IN | $1,050/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Shelbyville, IN | $1,058/mo | 17.9% | very comfortable |
| Goshen, IN | $1,068/mo | 18% | very comfortable |
| Delphi, IN | $1,065/mo | 18% | very comfortable |
| Evansville, IN | $1,076/mo | 18.2% | very comfortable |
| Anderson, IN | $1,083/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Angola, IN | $1,085/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Elkhart, IN | $1,155/mo | 19.5% | very comfortable |
| New Albany, IN | $1,171/mo | 19.8% | very comfortable |
| Clarksville, IN | $1,217/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| La Porte, IN | $1,229/mo | 20.7% | affordable |
| Warsaw, IN | $1,245/mo | 21% | affordable |
| Beech Grove, IN | $1,258/mo | 21.2% | affordable |
| Sellersburg, IN | $1,274/mo | 21.5% | affordable |
| Mishawaka, IN | $1,280/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Lafayette, IN | $1,285/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| South Bend, IN | $1,293/mo | 21.8% | affordable |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $1,295/mo | 21.9% | affordable |
| Jeffersonville, IN | $1,301/mo | 22% | affordable |
| Gary, IN | $1,374/mo | 23.2% | affordable |
| Hobart, IN | $1,379/mo | 23.3% | affordable |
| Columbus, IN | $1,398/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Indianapolis, IN | $1,416/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Valparaiso, IN | $1,450/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Bloomington, IN | $1,463/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Hammond, IN | $1,500/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Portage, IN | $1,509/mo | 25.5% | affordable |
| Merrillville, IN | $1,533/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Fortville, IN | $1,554/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Greenfield, IN | $1,590/mo | 26.8% | affordable |
| Highland, IN | $1,594/mo | 26.9% | affordable |
| Greenwood, IN | $1,617/mo | 27.3% | affordable |
| Speedway, IN | $1,636/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Charlestown, IN | $1,636/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Lawrence, IN | $1,660/mo | 28% | affordable |
| Lake Station, IN | $1,670/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| Newburgh, IN | $1,687/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Noblesville, IN | $1,741/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Plainfield, IN | $1,743/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| New Whiteland, IN | $1,753/mo | 29.6% | affordable |
| Lebanon, IN | $1,781/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Crown Point, IN | $1,793/mo | 30.3% | stretched |
| Franklin, IN | $1,821/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Carmel, IN | $1,832/mo | 30.9% | stretched |
| Zionsville, IN | $1,840/mo | 31.1% | stretched |
| Avon, IN | $1,849/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| West Lafayette, IN | $1,857/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Lowell, IN | $1,861/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Fishers, IN | $1,921/mo | 32.4% | stretched |
| Brownsburg, IN | $1,949/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Pendleton, IN | $1,964/mo | 33.2% | stretched |
| Westfield, IN | $1,983/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Schererville, IN | $1,987/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Munster, IN | $1,987/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Whitestown, IN | $2,044/mo | 34.5% | stretched |
| Sheridan, IN | $2,050/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| McCordsville, IN | $2,091/mo | 35.3% | stretched |
| Granger, IN | $2,133/mo | 36% | stretched |