Cass County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cass County, Indiana. Population: 37.8K.

Median Home Price
$195.8K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income
$56.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$48.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$824

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.42%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$990
Property Tax$68.67
Insurance$81.59
Total Monthly$1,140
Historical Home Prices
2015
$75.9K
2016
$80.5K
+6.0%%
2017
$83.3K
+3.5%%
2018
$92.0K
+10.4%%
2019
$96.4K
+4.8%%
2020
$111.4K
+15.5%%
2021
$125.0K
+12.2%%
2022
$136.7K
+9.4%%
2023
$144.6K
+5.8%%
2024
$159.7K
+10.4%%
2025
$161.9K
+1.4%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density
92

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
9.5

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
74.7%
Black
1.3%
Hispanic
18.1%
Asian
1.5%
Two or More Races
3.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
51°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
204

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
41.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 57/100

January Low
27°F

Average winter low

July High
88°F

Average summer high