Owen County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Owen County, Indiana. Population: 21.4K.

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Median Home Price

$228.1K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$59.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.8x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$57.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,091

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.48%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,154

Property Tax$90.92

Insurance$95.05

Total Monthly$1,339

Historical Home Prices

2015

$105.8K

2016

$111.3K

+5.3%%

2017

$121.1K

+8.8%%

2018

$128.5K

+6.1%%

2019

$138.8K

+8.0%%

2020

$159.4K

+14.9%%

2021

$177.4K

+11.3%%

2022

$191.9K

+8.2%%

2023

$205.6K

+7.1%%

2024

$217.1K

+5.6%%

2025

$220.7K

+1.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

18.1

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

95.2%

Black

0.6%

Hispanic

1.5%

Asian

0.6%

Two or More Races

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

170

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 35/100

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