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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 135 SHOWN OF 135

Least affordable housing, Indiana cities

Indiana cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 135 is 2.8. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Winona Lake, IN, up 75 places to #21.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01West Lafayette, ININ45,74710.0+131%
02Bloomington, ININ83,3076.4+54%
03Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2434.4+125%
04▲8Cicero, ININ5,5814.2+108%
05▲16Bargersville, ININ11,8623.8+112%
06▼1Valparaiso, ININ35,1773.8+67%
07▲9Speedway, ININ14,3733.8+67%
08▲11Scottsburg, ININ7,4783.8+97%
09▲55Beech Grove, ININ14,6713.7+89%
10▲8Batesville, ININ7,4013.6+83%
11▲59Porter, ININ5,1673.6+114%
12▼5Schererville, ININ29,8253.5+47%
13▲2Westfield, ININ66,2583.5+54%
14▲38Nappanee, ININ6,8853.5+82%
15▼6Carmel, ININ105,6343.4+32%
16▼6Zionsville, ININ33,6243.4+31%
17Jasper, ININ17,2793.4+80%
18▼5Indianapolis, ININ901,1163.4–
19▼8Cedar Lake, ININ16,7893.4+87%
20▲5Noblesville, ININ76,1113.4+32%
21▲75Winona Lake, ININ5,1263.3+42%
22▼18Madison, ININ12,3043.3+65%
23▲11Chesterton, ININ14,6353.3+83%
24▲21Greenwood, ININ69,3493.3+48%
25▲8New Albany, ININ37,4633.3+65%
26▲50Avon, ININ25,3503.3–
27▲17Lafayette, ININ71,2383.2+70%
28▼14Plainfield, ININ38,5743.2+62%
29▲29Sellersburg, ININ10,3053.2+86%
30▼24Angola, ININ9,3663.2+55%
31▲8Columbus, ININ52,6553.2+52%
32▲71Shelbyville, ININ21,2043.1+88%
33▲50Merrillville, ININ37,4073.1+83%
34▼2Goshen, ININ34,5253.1+57%
35▲2McCordsville, ININ13,0943.1+56%
36▲7Lawrence, ININ50,4203.1+45%
37▼11St. John, ININ24,8413.1+33%
38▲13Bedford, ININ13,9623.1+82%
39▲29Fort Wayne, ININ275,2033.1+72%
40▲42Danville, ININ13,4153.1+54%
41Jeffersonville, ININ54,1343.1+62%
42▲46Greensburg, ININ12,3153.1+78%
43▼7Greencastle, ININ9,9243.0+38%
44▼16Munster, ININ23,5043.0+47%
45▲22Brownsburg, ININ34,0893.0+56%
46▲34Washington, ININ12,9913.0+61%
47▲14Whitestown, ININ15,7673.0+57%
48▼24Winfield, ININ9,1403.0–
49▼20Dyer, ININ16,2733.0+53%
50▼12Fishers, ININ104,8123.0+49%
51▼1Lebanon, ININ17,9133.0+49%
52▲14Mooresville, ININ10,1733.0+58%
53▼7Highland, ININ23,4093.0+64%
54▼32Clarksville, ININ22,2533.0+56%
55▼24Warsaw, ININ16,1303.0+60%
56▼3Lowell, ININ11,8533.0+67%
57▼49Sheridan, ININ5,7462.9+63%
58▼28Portage, ININ38,6342.9+56%
59▼11Crown Point, ININ35,6162.9+37%
60▲42Hammond, ININ75,7122.9+74%
61▲8Mishawaka, ININ51,2262.9+50%
62▼5Hobart, ININ29,2982.9+89%
63▼7Pendleton, ININ5,9302.9+49%
64▼29Greenfield, ININ26,5442.8+45%
65▲10Monticello, ININ5,5952.8+59%
66▼3Franklin, ININ26,7432.8+35%
67▼40Columbia City, ININ10,2562.8+30%
68▼8Auburn, ININ14,0682.8+50%
69▲8Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4022.8+42%
70▲16Griffith, ININ16,1372.7+56%
71▼17Cumberland, ININ8,0662.7+27%
72▼10Elkhart, ININ54,0922.7+41%
73▲28Huntertown, ININ11,6002.7+58%
74▲18Martinsville, ININ12,1412.7+45%
75▲55Tipton, ININ5,2632.7+52%
76▼34Ellettsville, ININ6,8402.7+37%
77▲21Michigan City, ININ31,3382.7+43%
78▼31Charlestown, ININ8,8022.7+27%
79Granger, ININ30,3212.7+42%
80▲1Terre Haute, ININ58,7642.7+64%
81▼8Evansville, ININ116,1762.7+36%
82▼42La Porte, ININ22,6002.7+50%
83▼11Huntingburg, ININ6,5222.6+54%
84▼19Tell City, ININ7,4412.6+36%
85▼36Mount Vernon, ININ6,2892.6+37%
86▲7Bluffton, ININ10,5832.6+45%
87▼3Bright, ININ5,5402.6+42%
88▼33Salem, ININ6,4272.6+36%
89▲26Boonville, ININ6,6892.6+48%
90▼3Dunlap, ININ6,1092.6+43%
91▼17Rensselaer, ININ5,6812.5+26%
92▲5Anderson, ININ56,1532.5+61%
93▼70Seymour, ININ22,4502.5+38%
94▲5Richmond, ININ35,3762.5+35%
95▲9South Bend, ININ103,2012.5+53%
96▲10East Chicago, ININ25,6102.5+16%
97▲32North Vernon, ININ6,5592.5+31%
98▲19Kokomo, ININ59,9992.5+56%
99▼8Highland, ININ5,1142.5+33%
100▼10Gary, ININ67,2892.4+51%
101▼23Decatur, ININ10,0902.4+34%
102▼43Crawfordsville, ININ16,6992.4+31%
103▲2Frankfort, ININ16,8372.4+46%
104▼9Rochester, ININ6,1322.4+38%
105▲2Garrett, ININ6,6942.4+52%
106▲16Whiteland, ININ5,8842.4+40%
107▲9Hidden Valley, ININ5,7062.4+22%
108▲20Rushville, ININ6,1712.4+42%
109▲23New Whiteland, ININ5,9372.4+60%
110▼10New Haven, ININ16,3372.4+38%
111▼22South Haven, ININ7,2412.3+85%
112▲11Lake Station, ININ12,9772.3+88%
113▼93Westville, ININ5,3872.3+44%
114▼20Yorktown, ININ11,9472.3+78%
115▼4Kendallville, ININ10,3712.3+30%
116▲11North Manchester, ININ5,2302.3+17%
117▼46Plymouth, ININ11,0812.2+20%
118▼10Princeton, ININ8,5242.2+28%
119▲1Brazil, ININ8,3432.2+51%
120▼35Muncie, ININ65,4662.2+26%
121Ross, ININ6,7512.2–
122▼3Wabash, ININ10,1902.2+42%
123▼11Connersville, ININ13,4062.2+30%
124▼3Gas City, ININ6,0812.1+38%
125▼7Huntington, ININ17,1672.1+37%
126▼13Vincennes, ININ16,3782.1−4%
127▲4Peru, ININ10,9622.0+21%
128▼4Hartford City, ININ5,8982.0+63%
129▼19Marion, ININ28,2342.0+27%
130▼4Logansport, ININ18,2871.9+24%
131▼6New Castle, ININ17,3901.9+39%
132▼23Linton, ININ5,2451.9+2%
133▼19Portland, ININ6,2371.9+25%
134▼1Elwood, ININ8,5251.8+36%
135▼1Alexandria, ININ5,2231.5+1%
SHOWING 1–135 OF 135

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES