Ripley County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Ripley County, Indiana. Population: 29.0K.

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Median Home Price

$263.1K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$71.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$65.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,182

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.45%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,331

Property Tax$98.50

Insurance$110

Total Monthly$1,539

Historical Home Prices

2015

$138.3K

2016

$142.4K

+3.0%%

2017

$147.8K

+3.8%%

2018

$157.5K

+6.6%%

2019

$169.0K

+7.3%%

2020

$187.1K

+10.7%%

2021

$219.8K

+17.4%%

2022

$232.5K

+5.8%%

2023

$237.5K

+2.1%%

2024

$249.5K

+5.1%%

2025

$264.0K

+5.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

16.1

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

94.7%

Black

0.2%

Hispanic

1.9%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

2.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

154

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

47.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 47/100

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