Indiana homebuyers face a $260,808 median price, 38% below the national figure. Against the state's $71,959 median household income, that's a 3.6x price-to-income ratio.
At a 0.76% average effective rate, Indiana property taxes add $165 to the monthly payment on the median home, $1,982 a year statewide.
Unlike the nine no-income-tax states, Indiana taxes wage income at 2.95% flat. Worth running your actual take-home pay against the $1,607/month payment here before locking in a target price.
Beyond housing, Indiana's cost of living index sits at 91 (national average = 100), running below the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and healthcare.
Indiana's median home price runs 3% lower than Missouri: $268,420 there versus $260,808 here.