Starke County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Starke County, Indiana. Population: 23.3K.

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Median Home Price

$208.1K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$62.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$52.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$895

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.43%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,052

Property Tax$74.58

Insurance$86.72

Total Monthly$1,214

Historical Home Prices

2015

$94.0K

2016

$95.9K

+2.0%%

2017

$103.1K

+7.5%%

2018

$111.1K

+7.8%%

2019

$117.0K

+5.4%%

2020

$132.1K

+12.8%%

2021

$155.0K

+17.4%%

2022

$170.9K

+10.2%%

2023

$185.4K

+8.5%%

2024

$199.2K

+7.4%%

2025

$208.0K

+4.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

17.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

92.1%

Black

0.4%

Hispanic

4.1%

Asian

0.3%

Two or More Races

2.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

179

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

40.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 25/100

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