Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Indiana

A typical registered nurse in Indiana earns about $86,922 a year, which supports approximately $2,173 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/mo11%very comfortable
New Castle, IN$854/mo11.8%very comfortable
Richmond, IN$894/mo12.3%very comfortable
Frankfort, IN$939/mo13%very comfortable
Delphi, IN$959/mo13.2%very comfortable
Marion, IN$955/mo13.2%very comfortable
Terre Haute, IN$993/mo13.7%very comfortable
Crawfordsville, IN$1,035/mo14.3%very comfortable
Columbia City, IN$1,035/mo14.3%very comfortable
Muncie, IN$1,043/mo14.4%very comfortable
East Chicago, IN$1,040/mo14.4%very comfortable
Greencastle, IN$1,050/mo14.5%very comfortable
Evansville, IN$1,058/mo14.6%very comfortable
Anderson, IN$1,088/mo15%very comfortable
Shelbyville, IN$1,083/mo15%very comfortable
Angola, IN$1,090/mo15%very comfortable
Kokomo, IN$1,099/mo15.2%very comfortable
Goshen, IN$1,148/mo15.8%very comfortable
Michigan City, IN$1,146/mo15.8%very comfortable
Clarksville, IN$1,156/mo16%very comfortable
Elkhart, IN$1,185/mo16.4%very comfortable
Mishawaka, IN$1,196/mo16.5%very comfortable
New Albany, IN$1,194/mo16.5%very comfortable
Beech Grove, IN$1,246/mo17.2%very comfortable
Fort Wayne, IN$1,257/mo17.4%very comfortable
South Bend, IN$1,269/mo17.5%very comfortable
La Porte, IN$1,271/mo17.5%very comfortable
Sellersburg, IN$1,264/mo17.5%very comfortable
Lafayette, IN$1,282/mo17.7%very comfortable
Lowell, IN$1,304/mo18%very comfortable
Hobart, IN$1,348/mo18.6%very comfortable
Gary, IN$1,367/mo18.9%very comfortable
Jeffersonville, IN$1,366/mo18.9%very comfortable
Indianapolis, IN$1,375/mo19%very comfortable
Columbus, IN$1,385/mo19.1%very comfortable
Portage, IN$1,449/mo20%affordable
Valparaiso, IN$1,459/mo20.1%affordable
Warsaw, IN$1,473/mo20.3%affordable
Hammond, IN$1,512/mo20.9%affordable
Lawrence, IN$1,540/mo21.3%affordable
Charlestown, IN$1,552/mo21.4%affordable
Greenwood, IN$1,554/mo21.5%affordable
Merrillville, IN$1,562/mo21.6%affordable
Highland, IN$1,588/mo21.9%affordable
Newburgh, IN$1,594/mo22%affordable
Speedway, IN$1,615/mo22.3%affordable
Fortville, IN$1,662/mo22.9%affordable
Greenfield, IN$1,666/mo23%affordable
Lake Station, IN$1,670/mo23.1%affordable
Franklin, IN$1,687/mo23.3%affordable
Noblesville, IN$1,692/mo23.4%affordable
Crown Point, IN$1,718/mo23.7%affordable
Plainfield, IN$1,722/mo23.8%affordable
Bloomington, IN$1,763/mo24.3%affordable
Schererville, IN$1,760/mo24.3%affordable
Lebanon, IN$1,819/mo25.1%affordable
Carmel, IN$1,864/mo25.7%affordable
Brownsburg, IN$1,868/mo25.8%affordable
West Lafayette, IN$1,877/mo25.9%affordable
Zionsville, IN$1,879/mo25.9%affordable
Avon, IN$1,882/mo26%affordable
Westfield, IN$1,922/mo26.5%affordable
Fishers, IN$1,938/mo26.8%affordable
Granger, IN$1,942/mo26.8%affordable
Pendleton, IN$1,949/mo26.9%affordable
New Whiteland, IN$2,000/mo27.6%affordable
Sheridan, IN$2,050/mo28.3%affordable
Munster, IN$2,124/mo29.3%affordable
Whitestown, IN$2,133/mo29.4%affordable
McCordsville, IN$2,159/mo29.8%affordable
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).