Putnam County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Putnam County, Indiana. Population: 36.9K.

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Median Home Price

$249.4K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$76.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$62.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$978

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.39%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,261

Property Tax$81.50

Insurance$104

Total Monthly$1,446

Historical Home Prices

2015

$123.7K

2016

$132.0K

+6.8%%

2017

$141.1K

+6.9%%

2018

$149.0K

+5.6%%

2019

$158.7K

+6.5%%

2020

$176.0K

+10.9%%

2021

$205.3K

+16.7%%

2022

$223.7K

+9.0%%

2023

$235.7K

+5.3%%

2024

$250.3K

+6.2%%

2025

$256.6K

+2.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.0%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

16.5

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

91%

Black

3.4%

Hispanic

2.2%

Asian

1.4%

Two or More Races

1.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

155

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

44.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 43/100

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