Indiana homebuyers face a $235,000 median price, 44% below the national figure. Against the state's $61,900 median household income, that's a 3.8x price-to-income ratio.
At a 0.85% average effective rate, Indiana property taxes add $166 to the monthly payment on the median home, $1,998 a year statewide.
Unlike the nine no-income-tax states, Indiana taxes wage income at 3.05% flat. Worth running your actual take-home pay against the $1,489/month payment here before locking in a target price.
Beyond housing, Indiana's cost of living index sits at 90 (national average = 100), running below the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and healthcare.
Indiana's median home price runs almost identical to Michigan, both landing close to $235,000.