Brown County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Brown County, Indiana. Population: 15.5K.

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Median Home Price

$338.4K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$72.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$83.4K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,141

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.34%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,711

Property Tax$95.08

Insurance$141

Total Monthly$1,947

Historical Home Prices

2015

$164.8K

2016

$170.8K

+3.6%%

2017

$181.2K

+6.1%%

2018

$191.6K

+5.8%%

2019

$209.3K

+9.2%%

2020

$237.4K

+13.5%%

2021

$277.7K

+17.0%%

2022

$305.9K

+10.2%%

2023

$321.2K

+5.0%%

2024

$337.3K

+5.0%%

2025

$348.0K

+3.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

22.4

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

94.6%

Black

0.6%

Hispanic

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

1.7%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

193

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

47.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 20/100

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