Best rental value cities in Indiana

Name: Best Rental Value Cities in Indiana by Rent Reality Score
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Indiana renting furthest below their own 10-year trend, ranked by Rent Reality Score. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Gary ranks first, with a Rent Reality Score of 66.
Across all 35 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,449/mo.

Data as of September 2026. RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score compares each city's current rent with its own 10-year trend. High-confidence trends only. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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35 cities

Rank	City	Score	Median rent	Vs. trend	1-yr change
01	GaryIN Pop. 68KCompare →	66	$1,367/mo	-8.0%	+4.9%
02	AndersonIN Pop. 55KCompare →	64	$1,088/mo	-7.1%	+3.6%
03	PlainfieldIN Pop. 36KCompare →	64	$1,722/mo	-7.0%	+3.2%
04	AvonIN Pop. 23KCompare →	64	$1,882/mo	-7.1%	+3.0%
05	South BendIN Pop. 103KCompare →	63	$1,269/mo	-6.4%	+2.4%
06	JeffersonvilleIN Pop. 51KCompare →	61	$1,366/mo	-5.3%	-0.4%
07	IndianapolisIN Pop. 886KCompare →	60	$1,375/mo	-4.8%	+2.6%
08	BloomingtonIN Pop. 80KCompare →	59	$1,763/mo	-4.7%	+1.9%
09	BrownsburgIN Pop. 31KCompare →	59	$1,868/mo	-4.3%	+4.7%
10	Terre HauteIN Pop. 58KCompare →	58	$993/mo	-4.1%	+3.0%
11	WestfieldIN Pop. 55KCompare →	58	$1,922/mo	-4.2%	+5.7%
12	ColumbusIN Pop. 52KCompare →	58	$1,385/mo	-3.9%	+2.2%
13	New AlbanyIN Pop. 38KCompare →	58	$1,194/mo	-4.0%	+3.2%
14	HammondIN Pop. 77KCompare →	57	$1,512/mo	-3.6%	+4.3%
15	GreenwoodIN Pop. 66KCompare →	57	$1,554/mo	-3.7%	+3.5%
16	MishawakaIN Pop. 51KCompare →	57	$1,196/mo	-3.6%	-0.7%
17	West LafayetteIN Pop. 45KCompare →	57	$1,877/mo	-3.6%	+3.3%
18	MuncieIN Pop. 65KCompare →	56	$1,043/mo	-2.8%	+5.8%
19	MerrillvilleIN Pop. 36KCompare →	56	$1,562/mo	-2.9%	+3.6%
20	East ChicagoIN Pop. 26KCompare →	56	$1,040/mo	-3.0%	+3.4%
21	GreenfieldIN Pop. 25KCompare →	56	$1,666/mo	-2.9%	+6.3%
22	LafayetteIN Pop. 71KCompare →	55	$1,282/mo	-2.5%	+3.0%
23	FranklinIN Pop. 26KCompare →	55	$1,687/mo	-2.5%	+4.8%
24	Fort WayneIN Pop. 269KCompare →	54	$1,257/mo	-2.2%	+6.7%
25	FishersIN Pop. 102KCompare →	53	$1,938/mo	-1.4%	+5.3%
26	KokomoIN Pop. 59KCompare →	53	$1,099/mo	-1.3%	+7.3%
27	LawrenceIN Pop. 50KCompare →	53	$1,540/mo	-1.5%	+4.5%
28	PortageIN Pop. 38KCompare →	53	$1,449/mo	-1.5%	+5.1%
29	NoblesvilleIN Pop. 73KCompare →	52	$1,692/mo	-1.2%	+6.2%
30	ValparaisoIN Pop. 35KCompare →	52	$1,459/mo	-0.9%	+4.2%
31	EvansvilleIN Pop. 116KCompare →	49	$1,058/mo	+0.3%	+3.0%
32	Michigan CityIN Pop. 32KCompare →	46	$1,146/mo	+2.2%	+11.5%
33	CarmelIN Pop. 102KCompare →	45	$1,864/mo	+2.5%	+10.2%
34	ElkhartIN Pop. 54KCompare →	45	$1,185/mo	+2.7%	+5.8%
35	ZionsvilleIN Pop. 32KCompare →	43	$1,879/mo	+3.3%	+8.1%