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. 1 of 70 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 69 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
Logansport, IN	$795/mo	28.4%	affordable
New Castle, IN	$854/mo	30.5%	stretched
Richmond, IN	$894/mo	31.9%	stretched
Frankfort, IN	$939/mo	33.5%	stretched
Marion, IN	$955/mo	34.1%	stretched
Delphi, IN	$959/mo	34.2%	stretched
Terre Haute, IN	$993/mo	35.5%	stretched
Crawfordsville, IN	$1,035/mo	37%	stretched
Columbia City, IN	$1,035/mo	37%	stretched
East Chicago, IN	$1,040/mo	37.1%	stretched
Muncie, IN	$1,043/mo	37.2%	stretched
Greencastle, IN	$1,050/mo	37.5%	stretched
Evansville, IN	$1,058/mo	37.8%	stretched
Shelbyville, IN	$1,083/mo	38.7%	stretched
Anderson, IN	$1,088/mo	38.8%	stretched
Angola, IN	$1,090/mo	38.9%	stretched
Kokomo, IN	$1,099/mo	39.2%	stretched
Michigan City, IN	$1,146/mo	40.9%	rent-burdened
Goshen, IN	$1,148/mo	41%	rent-burdened
Clarksville, IN	$1,156/mo	41.3%	rent-burdened
Elkhart, IN	$1,185/mo	42.3%	rent-burdened
New Albany, IN	$1,194/mo	42.6%	rent-burdened
Mishawaka, IN	$1,196/mo	42.7%	rent-burdened
Beech Grove, IN	$1,246/mo	44.5%	rent-burdened
Fort Wayne, IN	$1,257/mo	44.9%	rent-burdened
Sellersburg, IN	$1,264/mo	45.1%	rent-burdened
South Bend, IN	$1,269/mo	45.3%	rent-burdened
La Porte, IN	$1,271/mo	45.4%	rent-burdened
Lafayette, IN	$1,282/mo	45.8%	rent-burdened
Lowell, IN	$1,304/mo	46.6%	rent-burdened
Hobart, IN	$1,348/mo	48.1%	rent-burdened
Gary, IN	$1,367/mo	48.8%	rent-burdened
Jeffersonville, IN	$1,366/mo	48.8%	rent-burdened
Indianapolis, IN	$1,375/mo	49.1%	rent-burdened
Columbus, IN	$1,385/mo	49.5%	rent-burdened
Portage, IN	$1,449/mo	51.7%	severely rent-burdened
Valparaiso, IN	$1,459/mo	52.1%	severely rent-burdened
Warsaw, IN	$1,473/mo	52.6%	severely rent-burdened
Hammond, IN	$1,512/mo	54%	severely rent-burdened
Lawrence, IN	$1,540/mo	55%	severely rent-burdened
Charlestown, IN	$1,552/mo	55.4%	severely rent-burdened
Greenwood, IN	$1,554/mo	55.5%	severely rent-burdened
Merrillville, IN	$1,562/mo	55.8%	severely rent-burdened
Highland, IN	$1,588/mo	56.7%	severely rent-burdened
Newburgh, IN	$1,594/mo	56.9%	severely rent-burdened
Speedway, IN	$1,615/mo	57.7%	severely rent-burdened
Fortville, IN	$1,662/mo	59.3%	severely rent-burdened
Greenfield, IN	$1,666/mo	59.5%	severely rent-burdened
Lake Station, IN	$1,670/mo	59.6%	severely rent-burdened
Franklin, IN	$1,687/mo	60.2%	severely rent-burdened
Noblesville, IN	$1,692/mo	60.4%	severely rent-burdened
Crown Point, IN	$1,718/mo	61.3%	severely rent-burdened
Plainfield, IN	$1,722/mo	61.5%	severely rent-burdened
Schererville, IN	$1,760/mo	62.8%	severely rent-burdened
Bloomington, IN	$1,763/mo	62.9%	severely rent-burdened
Lebanon, IN	$1,819/mo	64.9%	severely rent-burdened
Carmel, IN	$1,864/mo	66.6%	severely rent-burdened
Brownsburg, IN	$1,868/mo	66.7%	severely rent-burdened
West Lafayette, IN	$1,877/mo	67%	severely rent-burdened
Zionsville, IN	$1,879/mo	67.1%	severely rent-burdened
Avon, IN	$1,882/mo	67.2%	severely rent-burdened
Westfield, IN	$1,922/mo	68.6%	severely rent-burdened
Fishers, IN	$1,938/mo	69.2%	severely rent-burdened
Granger, IN	$1,942/mo	69.3%	severely rent-burdened
Pendleton, IN	$1,949/mo	69.6%	severely rent-burdened
New Whiteland, IN	$2,000/mo	71.4%	severely rent-burdened
Sheridan, IN	$2,050/mo	73.2%	severely rent-burdened
Munster, IN	$2,124/mo	75.8%	severely rent-burdened
Whitestown, IN	$2,133/mo	76.2%	severely rent-burdened
McCordsville, IN	$2,159/mo	77.1%	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).