Housing Affordability

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse / American Community Survey Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Income is the Median Household Income series, including its projected years. NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index Data notes: Median household income from the American Community Survey: 1-year estimate where available, 5-year otherwise; county groups are household-weighted. Each year is averaged with the prior year to smooth sampling noise. The latest two years are projections: the ACS figure from two years earlier grown by the two-year change in the BLS Employment Cost Index (December to December), replaced when that ACS year is published. NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Datawarehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: - NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None NIRA (MLS) includes Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, Starke County.