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. 54 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 16 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle, IN | $756/mo | 12.8% | very comfortable |
| Frankfort, IN | $763/mo | 12.9% | very comfortable |
| Richmond, IN | $870/mo | 14.7% | very comfortable |
| Marion, IN | $913/mo | 15.4% | very comfortable |
| Crawfordsville, IN | $954/mo | 16.1% | very comfortable |
| Muncie, IN | $973/mo | 16.4% | very comfortable |
| Terre Haute, IN | $995/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Logansport, IN | $995/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Kokomo, IN | $1,009/mo | 17% | very comfortable |
| East Chicago, IN | $1,019/mo | 17.2% | very comfortable |
| Goshen, IN | $1,029/mo | 17.4% | very comfortable |
| Evansville, IN | $1,038/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Columbia City, IN | $1,035/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Greencastle, IN | $1,050/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Anderson, IN | $1,054/mo | 17.8% | very comfortable |
| Angola, IN | $1,060/mo | 17.9% | very comfortable |
| Delphi, IN | $1,065/mo | 18% | very comfortable |
| Warsaw, IN | $1,084/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Shelbyville, IN | $1,110/mo | 18.7% | very comfortable |
| Michigan City, IN | $1,114/mo | 18.8% | very comfortable |
| La Porte, IN | $1,127/mo | 19% | very comfortable |
| Elkhart, IN | $1,174/mo | 19.8% | very comfortable |
| New Albany, IN | $1,204/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Beech Grove, IN | $1,219/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Lafayette, IN | $1,234/mo | 20.8% | affordable |
| Clarksville, IN | $1,242/mo | 21% | affordable |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $1,281/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Mishawaka, IN | $1,285/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Sellersburg, IN | $1,303/mo | 22% | affordable |
| South Bend, IN | $1,310/mo | 22.1% | affordable |
| Jeffersonville, IN | $1,310/mo | 22.1% | affordable |
| Gary, IN | $1,366/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Hobart, IN | $1,376/mo | 23.2% | affordable |
| Columbus, IN | $1,399/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Indianapolis, IN | $1,411/mo | 23.8% | affordable |
| Bloomington, IN | $1,444/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Lake Station, IN | $1,450/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Hammond, IN | $1,479/mo | 25% | affordable |
| Portage, IN | $1,512/mo | 25.5% | affordable |
| Sheridan, IN | $1,525/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| Merrillville, IN | $1,550/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Valparaiso, IN | $1,550/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Fortville, IN | $1,554/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Highland, IN | $1,557/mo | 26.3% | affordable |
| Greenfield, IN | $1,584/mo | 26.7% | affordable |
| Greenwood, IN | $1,609/mo | 27.2% | affordable |
| Lawrence, IN | $1,615/mo | 27.3% | affordable |
| Newburgh, IN | $1,632/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Charlestown, IN | $1,636/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Speedway, IN | $1,645/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Noblesville, IN | $1,716/mo | 29% | affordable |
| New Whiteland, IN | $1,753/mo | 29.6% | affordable |
| Plainfield, IN | $1,774/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Lebanon, IN | $1,775/mo | 30% | affordable |
| Crown Point, IN | $1,795/mo | 30.3% | stretched |
| Franklin, IN | $1,808/mo | 30.5% | stretched |
| Zionsville, IN | $1,825/mo | 30.8% | stretched |
| Avon, IN | $1,837/mo | 31% | stretched |
| West Lafayette, IN | $1,841/mo | 31.1% | stretched |
| Carmel, IN | $1,854/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Lowell, IN | $1,861/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Fishers, IN | $1,883/mo | 31.8% | stretched |
| Munster, IN | $1,922/mo | 32.4% | stretched |
| Westfield, IN | $1,986/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Brownsburg, IN | $2,006/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Granger, IN | $2,024/mo | 34.2% | stretched |
| Schererville, IN | $2,037/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Pendleton, IN | $2,068/mo | 34.9% | stretched |
| Whitestown, IN | $2,117/mo | 35.7% | stretched |
| McCordsville, IN | $2,180/mo | 36.8% | stretched |