Rent rising fastest in Indiana

Cities in Indiana with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Granger ranks first, with +13.2% over the past year.
Across all 42 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,459/mo.
Carmel moved from #32 to #4 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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42 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	GrangerIN Pop. 30KCompare →	+13.2%	$1,942/mo	--	--
02	Michigan CityIN Pop. 32KCompare →	+11.5%	$1,146/mo	--	↑23 from #25
03	LebanonIN Pop. 18KCompare →	+10.4%	$1,819/mo	--	--
04	CarmelIN Pop. 102KCompare →	+10.2%	$1,864/mo	+27.7%	↑28 from #32
05	ZionsvilleIN Pop. 32KCompare →	+8.1%	$1,879/mo	--	↑7 from #12
06	KokomoIN Pop. 59KCompare →	+7.3%	$1,099/mo	+49.3%	↑22 from #28
07	Fort WayneIN Pop. 269KCompare →	+6.7%	$1,257/mo	+32.5%	↑19 from #26
08	GreenfieldIN Pop. 25KCompare →	+6.3%	$1,666/mo	+33.9%	↑12 from #20
09	NoblesvilleIN Pop. 73KCompare →	+6.2%	$1,692/mo	+28.5%	↑14 from #23
10	WarsawIN Pop. 17KCompare →	+6.0%	$1,473/mo	--	--
11	ElkhartIN Pop. 54KCompare →	+5.8%	$1,185/mo	--	↓9 from #2
12	MuncieIN Pop. 65KCompare →	+5.8%	$1,043/mo	+36.7%	↓2 from #10
13	New CastleIN Pop. 17KCompare →	+5.7%	$854/mo	--	--
14	WestfieldIN Pop. 55KCompare →	+5.7%	$1,922/mo	+28.5%	↑19 from #33
15	FishersIN Pop. 102KCompare →	+5.3%	$1,938/mo	+24.2%	↑19 from #34
16	Crown PointIN Pop. 34KCompare →	+5.3%	$1,718/mo	--	↓3 from #13
17	PortageIN Pop. 38KCompare →	+5.1%	$1,449/mo	--	↑1 from #18
18	GaryIN Pop. 68KCompare →	+4.9%	$1,367/mo	--	↓17 from #1
19	FranklinIN Pop. 26KCompare →	+4.8%	$1,687/mo	+30.7%	↓8 from #11
20	BrownsburgIN Pop. 31KCompare →	+4.7%	$1,868/mo	+29.4%	↑9 from #29
21	RichmondIN Pop. 36KCompare →	+4.7%	$894/mo	--	--
22	LawrenceIN Pop. 50KCompare →	+4.5%	$1,540/mo	+33.2%	↑2 from #24
23	HammondIN Pop. 77KCompare →	+4.3%	$1,512/mo	+33.9%	↓17 from #6
24	CrawfordsvilleIN Pop. 16KCompare →	+4.2%	$1,035/mo	--	↑6 from #30
25	ValparaisoIN Pop. 35KCompare →	+4.2%	$1,459/mo	--	↓10 from #15
26	ShelbyvilleIN Pop. 20KCompare →	+3.7%	$1,083/mo	--	--
27	MerrillvilleIN Pop. 36KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,562/mo	--	↑8 from #35
28	AndersonIN Pop. 55KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,088/mo	+36.9%	↓24 from #4
29	GreenwoodIN Pop. 66KCompare →	+3.5%	$1,554/mo	+22.3%	↑2 from #31
30	GoshenIN Pop. 34KCompare →	+3.4%	$1,148/mo	--	--
31	East ChicagoIN Pop. 26KCompare →	+3.4%	$1,040/mo	--	↓28 from #3
32	West LafayetteIN Pop. 45KCompare →	+3.3%	$1,877/mo	+36.8%	↓10 from #22
33	PlainfieldIN Pop. 36KCompare →	+3.2%	$1,722/mo	+30.9%	↓12 from #21
34	New AlbanyIN Pop. 38KCompare →	+3.2%	$1,194/mo	--	↓20 from #14
35	EvansvilleIN Pop. 116KCompare →	+3.0%	$1,058/mo	+30.6%	↓30 from #5
36	Terre HauteIN Pop. 58KCompare →	+3.0%	$993/mo	+29.6%	↓28 from #8
37	LafayetteIN Pop. 71KCompare →	+3.0%	$1,282/mo	+34.5%	↓10 from #27
38	AvonIN Pop. 23KCompare →	+3.0%	$1,882/mo	+22.0%	↓19 from #19
39	IndianapolisIN Pop. 886KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,375/mo	+29.2%	↓22 from #17
40	South BendIN Pop. 103KCompare →	+2.4%	$1,269/mo	+35.4%	↓31 from #9
41	ColumbusIN Pop. 52KCompare →	+2.2%	$1,385/mo	+29.2%	↓34 from #7
42	BloomingtonIN Pop. 80KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,763/mo	+26.5%	↓26 from #16