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Cost of Living · Indiana

Most Affordable Counties in Indiana 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Indiana

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Crawford County, IN
84.9
2Blackford County, IN
80.6
3Martin County, IN
80.1
4Parke County, IN
75.3
5Randolph County, IN
73.3
6Perry County, IN
72.3
7Vermillion County, IN
70.7
8Cass County, IN
68.8
9Fayette County, IN
68.5
10Starke County, IN
68.2

All Indiana Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

92 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Crawford County, IN
84.9
61.5
2Blackford County, IN
80.6
60.6
3Martin County, IN
80.1
70.6
4Parke County, IN
75.3
64.6
5Randolph County, IN
73.3
56.6
6Perry County, IN
72.3
59.3
7Vermillion County, IN
70.7
62
8Cass County, IN
68.8
51.2
9Fayette County, IN
68.5
60.5
10Starke County, IN
68.2
58.5
11Jay County, IN
67.8
61
12Pulaski County, IN
66.5
65.8
13Knox County, IN
65.5
53.1
14Pike County, IN
64.3
62.9
15Greene County, IN
63.6
56.6
16Miami County, IN
63.5
61.6
17Union County, IN
62.4
69.2
18Fulton County, IN
60.8
64.5
19Washington County, IN
60.5
57.6
20Scott County, IN
60.3
56.4
21Wabash County, IN
60.3
60.7
22Fountain County, IN
60.1
63
23Benton County, IN
58
62.3
24Henry County, IN
57.5
61.3
25Wayne County, IN
57.2
55.7
26Sullivan County, IN
57.1
58.3
27Grant County, IN
57
45.5
28Spencer County, IN
56.9
67.6
29Switzerland County, IN
56.3
66.3
30Daviess County, IN
55.6
57.6
31Wells County, IN
54
65.7
32Orange County, IN
53.1
65.8
33Delaware County, IN
52.5
40
34Lawrence County, IN
52.5
56.9
35Carroll County, IN
52.3
61.7
36Adams County, IN
52
57
37Warren County, IN
51.2
70.8
38Dubois County, IN
50.4
61.2
39Posey County, IN
49.4
59.5
40Harrison County, IN
49.1
61.4
41Noble County, IN
49
54.5
42Rush County, IN
48.7
63.5
43Clay County, IN
47.6
58.4
44Decatur County, IN
47.2
64.8
45Owen County, IN
47.1
61.6
46DeKalb County, IN
47
61.8
47Ripley County, IN
46.9
65.3
48Vigo County, IN
46.6
31.9
49Tipton County, IN
46.2
65.1
50Jefferson County, IN
45.6
59.3
51White County, IN
45.1
59.9
52Howard County, IN
45
45.3
53Montgomery County, IN
44.6
51.6
54Huntington County, IN
44.5
54.3
55Clinton County, IN
44.4
57.2
56Franklin County, IN
43.7
60.3
57Gibson County, IN
43.5
55.6
58Madison County, IN
42.4
41.6
59LaGrange County, IN
42.1
57.4
60Steuben County, IN
40.5
51.5
61Dearborn County, IN
39.9
63.4
62Marshall County, IN
39.8
57.5
63Jennings County, IN
39
50.8
64Ohio County, IN
39
67
65Jackson County, IN
38.2
50.3
66Jasper County, IN
37
65.6
67Putnam County, IN
37
65.4
68Brown County, IN
36.7
69.9
69Whitley County, IN
36.4
62.3
70LaPorte County, IN
36.3
42.8
71Newton County, IN
36
53.3
72Vanderburgh County, IN
33.9
33
73St. Joseph County, IN
33.5
41.2
74Shelby County, IN
31.5
48.7
75Elkhart County, IN
31
36.5
76Kosciusko County, IN
30.9
49.3
77Allen County, IN
30.8
41
78Morgan County, IN
26.6
62.2
79Tippecanoe County, IN
25.8
42.8
80Floyd County, IN
25.7
43.8
81Warrick County, IN
24
50.4
82Bartholomew County, IN
23.8
52.8
83Clark County, IN
23.4
39.1
84Lake County, IN
22.2
34.3
85Monroe County, IN
21
42.8
86Marion County, IN
20.1
25.9
87Hancock County, IN
16.7
52.5
88Johnson County, IN
15.9
47.1
89Porter County, IN
15.9
49
90Hendricks County, IN
10.8
47.4
91Boone County, IN
9.4
55.2
92Hamilton County, IN
6
51.8

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