Rent Affordability for A Waiter or Waitress in Indiana

A typical waiter or waitress in Indiana earns about $33,608 a year, which supports approximately $840 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. 2 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 68 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
New Castle, IN	$756/mo	27%	affordable
Frankfort, IN	$763/mo	27.2%	affordable
Richmond, IN	$870/mo	31.1%	stretched
Marion, IN	$913/mo	32.6%	stretched
Crawfordsville, IN	$954/mo	34.1%	stretched
Muncie, IN	$973/mo	34.7%	stretched
Terre Haute, IN	$995/mo	35.5%	stretched
Logansport, IN	$995/mo	35.5%	stretched
Kokomo, IN	$1,009/mo	36%	stretched
East Chicago, IN	$1,019/mo	36.4%	stretched
Goshen, IN	$1,029/mo	36.7%	stretched
Columbia City, IN	$1,035/mo	37%	stretched
Evansville, IN	$1,038/mo	37.1%	stretched
Greencastle, IN	$1,050/mo	37.5%	stretched
Anderson, IN	$1,054/mo	37.6%	stretched
Angola, IN	$1,060/mo	37.8%	stretched
Delphi, IN	$1,065/mo	38%	stretched
Warsaw, IN	$1,084/mo	38.7%	stretched
Shelbyville, IN	$1,110/mo	39.6%	stretched
Michigan City, IN	$1,114/mo	39.8%	stretched
La Porte, IN	$1,127/mo	40.2%	rent-burdened
Elkhart, IN	$1,174/mo	41.9%	rent-burdened
New Albany, IN	$1,204/mo	43%	rent-burdened
Beech Grove, IN	$1,219/mo	43.5%	rent-burdened
Lafayette, IN	$1,234/mo	44.1%	rent-burdened
Clarksville, IN	$1,242/mo	44.3%	rent-burdened
Fort Wayne, IN	$1,281/mo	45.7%	rent-burdened
Mishawaka, IN	$1,285/mo	45.9%	rent-burdened
Sellersburg, IN	$1,303/mo	46.5%	rent-burdened
South Bend, IN	$1,310/mo	46.8%	rent-burdened
Jeffersonville, IN	$1,310/mo	46.8%	rent-burdened
Gary, IN	$1,366/mo	48.8%	rent-burdened
Hobart, IN	$1,376/mo	49.1%	rent-burdened
Columbus, IN	$1,399/mo	50%	rent-burdened
Indianapolis, IN	$1,411/mo	50.4%	severely rent-burdened
Bloomington, IN	$1,444/mo	51.6%	severely rent-burdened
Lake Station, IN	$1,450/mo	51.8%	severely rent-burdened
Hammond, IN	$1,479/mo	52.8%	severely rent-burdened
Portage, IN	$1,512/mo	54%	severely rent-burdened
Sheridan, IN	$1,525/mo	54.5%	severely rent-burdened
Merrillville, IN	$1,550/mo	55.3%	severely rent-burdened
Valparaiso, IN	$1,550/mo	55.3%	severely rent-burdened
Fortville, IN	$1,554/mo	55.5%	severely rent-burdened
Highland, IN	$1,557/mo	55.6%	severely rent-burdened
Greenfield, IN	$1,584/mo	56.6%	severely rent-burdened
Greenwood, IN	$1,609/mo	57.5%	severely rent-burdened
Lawrence, IN	$1,615/mo	57.7%	severely rent-burdened
Newburgh, IN	$1,632/mo	58.3%	severely rent-burdened
Charlestown, IN	$1,636/mo	58.4%	severely rent-burdened
Speedway, IN	$1,645/mo	58.7%	severely rent-burdened
Noblesville, IN	$1,716/mo	61.3%	severely rent-burdened
New Whiteland, IN	$1,753/mo	62.6%	severely rent-burdened
Plainfield, IN	$1,774/mo	63.3%	severely rent-burdened
Lebanon, IN	$1,775/mo	63.4%	severely rent-burdened
Crown Point, IN	$1,795/mo	64.1%	severely rent-burdened
Franklin, IN	$1,808/mo	64.6%	severely rent-burdened
Zionsville, IN	$1,825/mo	65.2%	severely rent-burdened
Avon, IN	$1,837/mo	65.6%	severely rent-burdened
West Lafayette, IN	$1,841/mo	65.7%	severely rent-burdened
Carmel, IN	$1,854/mo	66.2%	severely rent-burdened
Lowell, IN	$1,861/mo	66.4%	severely rent-burdened
Fishers, IN	$1,883/mo	67.2%	severely rent-burdened
Munster, IN	$1,922/mo	68.6%	severely rent-burdened
Westfield, IN	$1,986/mo	70.9%	severely rent-burdened
Brownsburg, IN	$2,006/mo	71.6%	severely rent-burdened
Granger, IN	$2,024/mo	72.3%	severely rent-burdened
Schererville, IN	$2,037/mo	72.7%	severely rent-burdened
Pendleton, IN	$2,068/mo	73.8%	severely rent-burdened
Whitestown, IN	$2,117/mo	75.6%	severely rent-burdened
McCordsville, IN	$2,180/mo	77.8%	severely rent-burdened

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).