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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
85.8
2Blackford County, IN
83
3Martin County, IN
76.8
4Pike County, IN
73.4
5Perry County, IN
72.4
6Pulaski County, IN
71.8
7Parke County, IN
71.3
8Starke County, IN
71
9Randolph County, IN
69.8
10Jay County, IN
67.5

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
85.8
62.4
2Blackford County, IN
83
61.4
3Martin County, IN
76.8
70.3
4Pike County, IN
73.4
64.3
5Perry County, IN
72.4
59.4
6Pulaski County, IN
71.8
66.6
7Parke County, IN
71.3
64
8Starke County, IN
71
59.7
9Randolph County, IN
69.8
56.1
10Jay County, IN
67.5
61.3
11Cass County, IN
66.8
51.3
12Fayette County, IN
66.8
59.8
13Miami County, IN
65.4
62.9
14Greene County, IN
64.6
55.2
15Knox County, IN
64.3
52.4
16Vermillion County, IN
62.7
60.4
17Scott County, IN
62.5
57.3
18Spencer County, IN
61.9
68.6
19Wabash County, IN
60.6
61.2
20Grant County, IN
60.4
47.6
21Switzerland County, IN
59.3
67.8
22Washington County, IN
58.5
57
23Henry County, IN
57.8
61.3
24Sullivan County, IN
55.8
57.4
25Adams County, IN
54.9
58.3
26Wayne County, IN
54.5
55.2
27Daviess County, IN
54.3
58.1
28Fulton County, IN
54.1
64.4
29Lawrence County, IN
54.1
57.6
30Fountain County, IN
53.9
61.9
31Dubois County, IN
53.4
62.2
32Union County, IN
53.3
67.1
33Orange County, IN
53.2
66.3
34Noble County, IN
52.3
55.4
35Warren County, IN
52.1
70.7
36Delaware County, IN
52
39.9
37Posey County, IN
52
60.5
38Rush County, IN
51
64.3
39Carroll County, IN
50.7
61.6
40Benton County, IN
50.2
61
41Ripley County, IN
48.7
66
42Clay County, IN
48.2
58
43DeKalb County, IN
48.1
62.1
44Wells County, IN
46.7
64.9
45Franklin County, IN
46.6
61
46Jefferson County, IN
46.5
59.2
47Decatur County, IN
46.3
65.7
48Vigo County, IN
46.3
32.2
49Montgomery County, IN
45.8
52.2
50White County, IN
45.5
60.6
51Owen County, IN
45.1
61.3
52Howard County, IN
43.6
45.3
53Ohio County, IN
43.5
68.2
54Huntington County, IN
43
53.8
55Tipton County, IN
42.8
65.2
56Gibson County, IN
42.6
55.9
57Madison County, IN
42.5
41.9
58LaGrange County, IN
42.2
58
59Jennings County, IN
42
52.1
60Harrison County, IN
41.8
60.1
61Clinton County, IN
41
56.5
62Jackson County, IN
40
51.5
63Whitley County, IN
39.5
63.4
64Steuben County, IN
37.8
51
65Marshall County, IN
37.4
56.9
66Dearborn County, IN
37.3
62.9
67LaPorte County, IN
36.6
43.2
68Jasper County, IN
36.4
65.7
69Newton County, IN
35.5
52.3
70Putnam County, IN
35
65.3
71Vanderburgh County, IN
33.5
33.2
72St. Joseph County, IN
33
41.4
73Kosciusko County, IN
32
50.1
74Shelby County, IN
31.5
48.5
75Allen County, IN
31.3
41.3
76Brown County, IN
30.7
68.2
77Elkhart County, IN
29.8
36.6
78Morgan County, IN
26.9
62.8
79Floyd County, IN
25.4
44
80Tippecanoe County, IN
25.1
42.8
81Warrick County, IN
24.7
51.5
82Clark County, IN
24.5
40.2
83Bartholomew County, IN
23.4
53.6
84Lake County, IN
21.8
34.4
85Marion County, IN
20.6
25.9
86Monroe County, IN
20.4
43.3
87Hancock County, IN
17.9
52.8
88Porter County, IN
16.3
49.4
89Johnson County, IN
15.9
47.3
90Hendricks County, IN
11
47.5
91Boone County, IN
9.9
55.4
92Hamilton County, IN
6.2
52

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