Best rent-to-income cities in Indiana

Cities in Indiana ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Zionsville ranks first, with rent at 13.1% of median household income.
Across all 49 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,367/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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49 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	ZionsvilleIN Pop. 32KCompare →	13.1%	$1,879/mo	$172,024	same
02	CarmelIN Pop. 102KCompare →	15.8%	$1,864/mo	$141,505	same
03	FishersIN Pop. 102KCompare →	17.9%	$1,938/mo	$130,203	↑1 from #4
04	WestfieldIN Pop. 55KCompare →	18.8%	$1,922/mo	$122,789	↑1 from #5
05	GrangerIN Pop. 30KCompare →	18.9%	$1,942/mo	$123,318	↓2 from #3
06	NoblesvilleIN Pop. 73KCompare →	19.5%	$1,692/mo	$104,047	same
07	FrankfortIN Pop. 16KCompare →	19.6%	$939/mo	$57,412	--
08	New CastleIN Pop. 17KCompare →	19.9%	$854/mo	$51,606	↓1 from #7
09	LogansportIN Pop. 18KCompare →	20.2%	$795/mo	$47,291	--
10	Crown PointIN Pop. 34KCompare →	20.3%	$1,718/mo	$101,686	↓2 from #8
11	ColumbusIN Pop. 52KCompare →	21.5%	$1,385/mo	$77,456	↓1 from #10
12	HobartIN Pop. 30KCompare →	21.5%	$1,348/mo	$75,160	--
13	BrownsburgIN Pop. 31KCompare →	21.9%	$1,868/mo	$102,235	↓4 from #9
14	GreenwoodIN Pop. 66KCompare →	22.3%	$1,554/mo	$83,608	↓3 from #11
15	CrawfordsvilleIN Pop. 16KCompare →	22.6%	$1,035/mo	$55,033	↓3 from #12
16	PortageIN Pop. 38KCompare →	22.8%	$1,449/mo	$76,276	↓3 from #13
17	AvonIN Pop. 23KCompare →	22.9%	$1,882/mo	$98,486	↓2 from #15
18	ClarksvilleIN Pop. 22KCompare →	22.9%	$1,156/mo	$60,467	--
19	JeffersonvilleIN Pop. 51KCompare →	23.1%	$1,366/mo	$70,930	↑3 from #22
20	GoshenIN Pop. 34KCompare →	23.3%	$1,148/mo	$59,184	↓4 from #16
21	ShelbyvilleIN Pop. 20KCompare →	23.4%	$1,083/mo	$55,602	↓4 from #17
22	ScherervilleIN Pop. 30KCompare →	23.6%	$1,760/mo	$89,466	--
23	RichmondIN Pop. 36KCompare →	23.6%	$894/mo	$45,399	↓5 from #18
24	PlainfieldIN Pop. 36KCompare →	23.7%	$1,722/mo	$87,272	↓5 from #19
25	EvansvilleIN Pop. 116KCompare →	23.8%	$1,058/mo	$53,387	↓4 from #21
26	KokomoIN Pop. 59KCompare →	23.8%	$1,099/mo	$55,360	↓12 from #14
27	Fort WayneIN Pop. 269KCompare →	24.6%	$1,257/mo	$61,422	↓7 from #20
28	FranklinIN Pop. 26KCompare →	24.6%	$1,687/mo	$82,380	↓4 from #24
29	LawrenceIN Pop. 50KCompare →	25.0%	$1,540/mo	$74,022	↓4 from #25
30	ValparaisoIN Pop. 35KCompare →	25.1%	$1,459/mo	$69,872	↓4 from #26
31	La PorteIN Pop. 22KCompare →	25.7%	$1,271/mo	$59,307	--
32	Michigan CityIN Pop. 32KCompare →	25.9%	$1,146/mo	$53,089	↓9 from #23
33	New AlbanyIN Pop. 38KCompare →	26.2%	$1,194/mo	$54,710	↓5 from #28
34	GreenfieldIN Pop. 25KCompare →	26.3%	$1,666/mo	$76,127	↓7 from #27
35	MishawakaIN Pop. 51KCompare →	26.4%	$1,196/mo	$54,291	↓4 from #31
36	South BendIN Pop. 103KCompare →	27.3%	$1,269/mo	$55,786	↓4 from #32
37	Terre HauteIN Pop. 58KCompare →	27.6%	$993/mo	$43,126	↓3 from #34
38	MerrillvilleIN Pop. 36KCompare →	27.7%	$1,562/mo	$67,587	↓5 from #33
39	AndersonIN Pop. 55KCompare →	27.8%	$1,088/mo	$46,909	↓4 from #35
40	ElkhartIN Pop. 54KCompare →	27.9%	$1,185/mo	$51,028	↓11 from #29
41	MuncieIN Pop. 65KCompare →	28.1%	$1,043/mo	$44,471	↓11 from #30
42	LafayetteIN Pop. 71KCompare →	28.6%	$1,282/mo	$53,716	↓5 from #37
43	WarsawIN Pop. 17KCompare →	29.0%	$1,473/mo	$61,035	↓7 from #36
44	East ChicagoIN Pop. 26KCompare →	29.6%	$1,040/mo	$42,125	↓6 from #38
45	HammondIN Pop. 77KCompare →	32.7%	$1,512/mo	$55,504	↓5 from #40
46	LebanonIN Pop. 18KCompare →	33.5%	$1,819/mo	$65,154	↓7 from #39
47	BloomingtonIN Pop. 80KCompare →	41.9%	$1,763/mo	$50,465	↓5 from #42
48	GaryIN Pop. 68KCompare →	42.4%	$1,367/mo	$38,731	↓7 from #41
49	West LafayetteIN Pop. 45KCompare →	64.6%	$1,877/mo	$34,891	↓6 from #43