Fountain County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Fountain County, Indiana. Population: 16.5K.

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Median Home Price

$183.2K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$62.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$45.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$820

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.45%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$926

Property Tax$68.33

Insurance$76.32

Total Monthly$1,071

Historical Home Prices

2015

$94.7K

2016

$98.8K

+4.3%%

2017

$101.9K

+3.2%%

2018

$106.9K

+4.9%%

2019

$118.2K

+10.5%%

2020

$131.4K

+11.2%%

2021

$151.4K

+15.3%%

2022

$161.0K

+6.4%%

2023

$161.0K

-0.0%%

2024

$171.4K

+6.5%%

2025

$181.0K

+5.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

94%

Black

0.8%

Hispanic

2.9%

Asian

0.3%

Two or More Races

1.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

170

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

41.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 21/100

January Low

26°F

Average winter low

July High

88°F

Average summer high

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