Newton County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Newton County, Indiana. Population: 13.8K.

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Median Home Price

$163.5K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$68.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,316

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.81%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$827

Property Tax$110

Insurance$68.11

Total Monthly$1,004

Historical Home Prices

2015

$103.9K

2016

$111.9K

+7.7%%

2017

$116.4K

+4.0%%

2018

$124.8K

+7.2%%

2019

$130.1K

+4.3%%

2020

$147.7K

+13.5%%

2021

$164.8K

+11.5%%

2022

$180.3K

+9.4%%

2023

$193.7K

+7.4%%

2024

$205.2K

+5.9%%

2025

$214.8K

+4.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

87.2%

Black

Hispanic

7.8%

Asian

0.3%

Two or More Races

3.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

51°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

207

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 12/100

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