#1Fremont Township
Steuben County · 2,930 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 2.2 years of area income·Overall A− · #173 of 585 in IN
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Most affordable towns in Indiana
Fremont Township ranks first on cost of living among Indiana’s 592 towns of 2,500+; 322 of the 592 grade A− or better on cost of living nationally.
The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). How grades work
#1A+
#2Steuben Township
Steuben County · 2,937 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 2.2 years of area income·Overall A− · #183 of 585 in IN
#3Patoka Township
Pike County · 2,759 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 1.4 years of area income·Overall B− · #396 of 585 in IN
All 592 towns
Cost of living grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
592 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeHome price · overall
4Brownstown TownshipJackson County · 5,851 peopleA+2.3 years of area income·Overall A− · #172 of 585
10Washington TownshipKosciusko County · 2,916 peopleA+2.0 years of area income·Overall B · #299 of 585
13Delaware TownshipDelaware County · 3,500 peopleA+2.0 years of area income·Overall A− · #140 of 585
18Lafayette TownshipMadison County · 5,289 peopleA+1.9 years of area income·Overall B+ · #209 of 585
20Pipe Creek TownshipMadison County · 12,354 peopleA+1.5 years of area income·Overall B− · #363 of 585
47Bloomfield TownshipLaGrange County · 5,883 peopleA+2.1 years of area income·Overall B− · #340 of 585
50Van Buren TownshipFountain County · 2,948 peopleA1.9 years of area income·Overall C+ · #420 of 585
76White River TownshipRandolph County · 7,169 peopleA1.7 years of area income·Overall C+ · #414 of 585
89Harrison TownshipKosciusko County · 3,748 peopleA2.2 years of area income·Overall A− · #177 of 585
94Roselawnunincorporated, Jasper County · 3,417 peopleA2.2 years of area income·Overall B+ · #253 of 585
96Washington TownshipWashington County · 10,430 peopleA2.2 years of area income·Overall C− · #554 of 585
97Blue River TownshipJohnson County · 4,948 peopleA2.0 years of area income·Overall B− · #354 of 585
106Country Squire Lakesunincorporated, Jennings County · 3,057 peopleA0.4 years of area income·Overall D · #567 of 585
111Haw Creek TownshipBartholomew County · 3,887 peopleA2.3 years of area income·Overall A− · #185 of 585
119German TownshipBartholomew County · 7,453 peopleA2.1 years of area income·Overall B− · #359 of 585
129French Lick TownshipOrange County · 4,746 peopleA1.8 years of area income·Overall B− · #362 of 585
133Heritage Lakeunincorporated, Putnam County · 3,227 peopleA3.4 years of area income·Overall B+ · #247 of 585
137Rochester TownshipFulton County · 10,001 peopleA2.7 years of area income·Overall B− · #358 of 585
138Union TownshipMontgomery County · 25,751 peopleA2.4 years of area income·Overall A− · #129 of 585
140Jamestown TownshipSteuben County · 3,263 peopleA3.5 years of area income·Overall B+ · #215 of 585
148Lawrenceburg TownshipDearborn County · 11,398 peopleA2.8 years of area income·Overall A+ · #27 of 585
155Huntington TownshipHuntington County · 20,559 peopleA2.1 years of area income·Overall B · #272 of 585
161Jefferson TownshipSwitzerland County · 3,303 peopleA2.5 years of area income·Overall C · #494 of 585
171Clinton TownshipVermillion County · 8,925 peopleA2.1 years of area income·Overall C · #512 of 585
189Brookville TownshipFranklin County · 5,797 peopleA2.7 years of area income·Overall B− · #331 of 585
195Washington TownshipMorgan County · 18,012 peopleA2.6 years of area income·Overall B · #315 of 585
199Brightunincorporated, Dearborn County · 5,540 peopleA−4.4 years of area income·Overall A+ · #7 of 585
202Jackson TownshipJackson County · 23,633 peopleA−2.5 years of area income·Overall B− · #378 of 585
205Marshall TownshipLawrence County · 4,607 peopleA−3.5 years of area income·Overall B+ · #198 of 585
208Harrison TownshipHarrison County · 13,718 peopleA−3.4 years of area income·Overall A− · #176 of 585
220Washington TownshipDecatur County · 14,073 peopleA−2.9 years of area income·Overall B+ · #192 of 585
228Shawswick TownshipLawrence County · 20,901 peopleA−2.5 years of area income·Overall B− · #327 of 585
232Greencastle TownshipPutnam County · 12,807 peopleA−2.7 years of area income·Overall B+ · #195 of 585
238Grissom AFBunincorporated, Cass County · 2,977 peopleA−1.4 years of area income·Overall C− · #547 of 585
241Lincoln TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,847 peopleA−2.2 years of area income·Overall A · #33 of 585
242South Havenunincorporated, Porter County · 7,241 peopleA−2.0 years of area income·Overall C+ · #449 of 585
244Washington TownshipDaviess County · 16,948 peopleA−2.4 years of area income·Overall C+ · #453 of 585
246Van Buren TownshipDaviess County · 2,785 peopleA−3.5 years of area income·Overall B · #296 of 585
249Jackson TownshipHuntington County · 4,226 peopleA−3.4 years of area income·Overall A− · #108 of 585
250Harrison TownshipFayette County · 6,294 peopleA−1.9 years of area income·Overall C− · #534 of 585
253Pipe Creek TownshipMiami County · 6,676 peopleA−2.5 years of area income·Overall C− · #517 of 585
256Tippecanoe TownshipKosciusko County · 6,630 peopleA−3.1 years of area income·Overall C · #474 of 585
257Van Buren TownshipKosciusko County · 4,324 peopleA−2.5 years of area income·Overall B · #302 of 585
267Columbia TownshipWhitley County · 12,082 peopleA−2.8 years of area income·Overall B+ · #208 of 585
269Manchester TownshipDearborn County · 3,345 peopleA−3.3 years of area income·Overall B− · #382 of 585
279Montgomery TownshipGibson County · 4,039 peopleA−2.8 years of area income·Overall B+ · #218 of 585
283Whitewater TownshipFranklin County · 2,755 peopleA−3.9 years of area income·Overall B+ · #235 of 585
284Greene TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,947 peopleA−3.1 years of area income·Overall C+ · #431 of 585
287Deer Creek TownshipCarroll County · 4,651 peopleA−2.5 years of area income·Overall C · #506 of 585
290Indian Creek TownshipLawrence County · 2,682 peopleA−2.8 years of area income·Overall C+ · #416 of 585
309Pigeon TownshipVanderburgh County · 26,995 peopleA−1.3 years of area income·Overall C · #501 of 585
312Charlestown TownshipClark County · 16,748 peopleA−3.4 years of area income·Overall B · #261 of 585
314Harrison TownshipDearborn County · 3,447 peopleA−2.9 years of area income·Overall B+ · #199 of 585
315Melody Hillunincorporated, Vanderburgh County · 3,243 peopleA−3.0 years of area income·Overall B+ · #240 of 585
316Washington TownshipGrant County · 3,428 peopleA−2.9 years of area income·Overall C− · #550 of 585
320North Terre Hauteunincorporated, Vigo County · 4,534 peopleA−2.7 years of area income·Overall C · #490 of 585
332Fall Creek TownshipMadison County · 16,225 peopleB+3.1 years of area income·Overall A− · #131 of 585
338Van Buren TownshipLaGrange County · 4,320 peopleB+4.8 years of area income·Overall A · #94 of 585
342Pleasant TownshipSteuben County · 14,561 peopleB+3.1 years of area income·Overall B+ · #216 of 585
343Madison TownshipJefferson County · 18,077 peopleB+3.0 years of area income·Overall C+ · #443 of 585
344Clearspring TownshipLaGrange County · 4,713 peopleB+3.5 years of area income·Overall A− · #158 of 585
347Center TownshipDelaware County · 64,861 peopleB+1.6 years of area income·Overall C− · #536 of 585
348Turkey Creek TownshipKosciusko County · 8,658 peopleB+3.1 years of area income·Overall B · #317 of 585
349Michigan TownshipLaPorte County · 26,881 peopleB+2.2 years of area income·Overall C · #496 of 585
351Stony Creek TownshipMadison County · 4,196 peopleB+2.3 years of area income·Overall A− · #153 of 585
363Hamilton TownshipSullivan County · 7,086 peopleB+2.6 years of area income·Overall B− · #387 of 585
364Hanover TownshipJefferson County · 5,695 peopleB+2.9 years of area income·Overall B− · #350 of 585
365Lauramie TownshipTippecanoe County · 2,634 peopleB+3.5 years of area income·Overall B+ · #204 of 585
366Washington TownshipAllen County · 40,340 peopleB+2.8 years of area income·Overall B · #276 of 585
368Bean Blossom TownshipMonroe County · 2,887 peopleB+4.1 years of area income·Overall B− · #384 of 585
369Portage TownshipSt. Joseph County · 94,293 peopleB+1.8 years of area income·Overall C · #515 of 585
371Centre TownshipSt. Joseph County · 14,444 peopleB+3.0 years of area income·Overall B− · #381 of 585
374Sugar Creek TownshipVigo County · 7,177 peopleB+2.6 years of area income·Overall C− · #519 of 585
381Franklin TownshipJohnson County · 22,301 peopleB+2.8 years of area income·Overall B+ · #238 of 585
385Liberty TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,400 peopleB+3.3 years of area income·Overall A− · #132 of 585
390Coolspring TownshipLaPorte County · 15,408 peopleB+2.8 years of area income·Overall C− · #528 of 585
403Knight TownshipVanderburgh County · 68,332 peopleB2.4 years of area income·Overall C+ · #450 of 585
405New Durham TownshipLaPorte County · 8,194 peopleB3.1 years of area income·Overall B− · #344 of 585
407Sugar Creek TownshipHancock County · 18,299 peopleB4.2 years of area income·Overall A+ · #29 of 585
412Hamilton TownshipDelaware County · 7,302 peopleB3.2 years of area income·Overall B− · #337 of 585
415Springfield TownshipAllen County · 4,745 peopleB3.9 years of area income·Overall B+ · #227 of 585
417German TownshipVanderburgh County · 7,491 peopleB3.6 years of area income·Overall C+ · #442 of 585
423Perry TownshipVanderburgh County · 24,679 peopleB2.8 years of area income·Overall B− · #336 of 585
429Jeffersonville TownshipClark County · 65,369 peopleB2.6 years of area income·Overall C+ · #410 of 585
434Center TownshipVanderburgh County · 41,874 peopleB3.2 years of area income·Overall C+ · #418 of 585
445Washington TownshipTippecanoe County · 2,517 peopleB4.4 years of area income·Overall B+ · #258 of 585
448Westchester TownshipPorter County · 21,022 peopleB2.9 years of area income·Overall A · #74 of 585
453Silver Creek TownshipClark County · 14,771 peopleB3.3 years of area income·Overall A− · #157 of 585
454St. Joseph TownshipAllen County · 79,623 peopleB2.9 years of area income·Overall B− · #338 of 585
457Thorncreek TownshipWhitley County · 4,272 peopleB4.7 years of area income·Overall B+ · #256 of 585
458Lakes of the Four Seasonsunincorporated, Lake County · 7,402 peopleB3.7 years of area income·Overall A+ · #14 of 585
460Clear Creek TownshipMonroe County · 5,228 peopleB3.9 years of area income·Overall A− · #148 of 585
475Van Buren TownshipMonroe County · 12,634 peopleB3.5 years of area income·Overall A− · #139 of 585
479Cleveland TownshipElkhart County · 13,130 peopleB−3.3 years of area income·Overall C · #502 of 585
487Elkhart TownshipElkhart County · 38,435 peopleB−2.9 years of area income·Overall C+ · #434 of 585
496Pleasant TownshipJohnson County · 68,110 peopleB−3.2 years of area income·Overall A− · #167 of 585
497Simonton Lakeunincorporated, Elkhart County · 4,248 peopleB−3.9 years of area income·Overall C · #509 of 585
500Fairfield TownshipTippecanoe County · 53,541 peopleB−2.7 years of area income·Overall B+ · #242 of 585
506Buck Creek TownshipHancock County · 10,674 peopleB−3.4 years of area income·Overall A− · #136 of 585
512Highlandunincorporated, Vanderburgh County · 5,114 peopleB−3.5 years of area income·Overall C+ · #437 of 585
514Dunlapunincorporated, Elkhart County · 6,109 peopleB−3.2 years of area income·Overall B− · #343 of 585
515Shelby TownshipTippecanoe County · 2,533 peopleB−5.3 years of area income·Overall B · #269 of 585
518Washington TownshipPorter County · 5,883 peopleB−3.9 years of area income·Overall A− · #123 of 585
519Harrison TownshipDelaware County · 3,531 peopleB−4.1 years of area income·Overall C+ · #412 of 585
520Lawrence TownshipMarion County · 124,509 peopleB−3.2 years of area income·Overall C+ · #413 of 585
524Washington TownshipElkhart County · 7,010 peopleB−3.5 years of area income·Overall C− · #555 of 585
528Jefferson TownshipElkhart County · 11,189 peopleC+4.5 years of area income·Overall B · #292 of 585
530Cedar Creek TownshipAllen County · 14,290 peopleC+5.2 years of area income·Overall B+ · #246 of 585
531German TownshipSt. Joseph County · 10,030 peopleC+3.4 years of area income·Overall C− · #552 of 585
534Springfield TownshipLaPorte County · 3,731 peopleC+3.6 years of area income·Overall C− · #560 of 585
535Harrison TownshipBartholomew County · 4,423 peopleC+4.9 years of area income·Overall C+ · #435 of 585
537Smithville-Sandersunincorporated, Monroe County · 3,299 peopleC+4.0 years of area income·Overall B · #263 of 585
538Clay TownshipSt. Joseph County · 34,221 peopleC+3.4 years of area income·Overall B− · #397 of 585
539Honey Creek TownshipVigo County · 17,354 peopleC+3.2 years of area income·Overall D · #581 of 585
543Lincoln TownshipHendricks County · 39,284 peopleC+3.8 years of area income·Overall A · #62 of 585
546Guilford TownshipHendricks County · 37,203 peopleC+5.2 years of area income·Overall A− · #152 of 585
549White River TownshipJohnson County · 56,493 peopleC+4.4 years of area income·Overall A− · #127 of 585
553Tippecanoe TownshipTippecanoe County · 9,877 peopleC+5.0 years of area income·Overall B+ · #245 of 585
554Warren TownshipSt. Joseph County · 7,787 peopleC+3.6 years of area income·Overall D · #576 of 585
558Washington TownshipHendricks County · 62,740 peopleC+3.7 years of area income·Overall A · #71 of 585
564Grangerunincorporated, St. Joseph County · 30,321 peopleC6.2 years of area income·Overall B · #270 of 585
566Delaware TownshipHamilton County · 36,770 peopleC4.1 years of area income·Overall A+ · #22 of 585
570Middlebury TownshipElkhart County · 9,003 peopleC4.5 years of area income·Overall B− · #353 of 585
571Washington TownshipMarion County · 140,572 peopleC4.0 years of area income·Overall B− · #385 of 585
572Bloomington Township College campusMonroe County · 46,702 peopleC4.4 years of area income·Overall B+
573Shorewood Forestunincorporated, Porter County · 3,263 peopleC5.3 years of area income·Overall A− · #184 of 585
575Scott TownshipVanderburgh County · 10,740 peopleC4.1 years of area income·Overall B− · #389 of 585
576Sheffield TownshipTippecanoe County · 4,013 peopleC4.1 years of area income·Overall C+ · #422 of 585
581Fall Creek TownshipHamilton County · 75,188 peopleC−5.4 years of area income·Overall A · #56 of 585
587Westfield Washington TownshipHamilton County · 70,020 peopleC−5.3 years of area income·Overall A · #77 of 585
590Wabash Township College campusTippecanoe County · 66,098 peopleD5.2 years of area income·Overall B+
592West Lafayette College campusTippecanoe County · 45,747 peopleD5.9 years of area income·Overall B+
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1 town without a cost of living grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Notre Dame St. Joseph County · 6,890 people
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What is the most affordable town in Indiana?
Fremont Township (Steuben County) ranks first on cost of living among 592 towns, with an A+; Steuben Township and Patoka Township follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a cost of living grade (592 in Indiana). 1 town of 2,500+ lack the figures and is listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Indiana page.
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