Washington County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Washington County, Indiana. Population: 28.1K.

Median Home Price
$211.3K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income
$61.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$53.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,058

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.50%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,068
Property Tax$88.17
Insurance$88.02
Total Monthly$1,244
Historical Home Prices
2015
$108.7K
2016
$115.4K
+6.2%%
2017
$120.7K
+4.6%%
2018
$128.4K
+6.4%%
2019
$135.0K
+5.2%%
2020
$151.0K
+11.8%%
2021
$169.0K
+11.9%%
2022
$179.2K
+6.1%%
2023
$191.1K
+6.6%%
2024
$202.4K
+6.0%%
2025
$207.4K
+2.4%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.0%%

Near national average

Population Density
55

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
22.8

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
95.6%
Black
0.3%
Hispanic
1.5%
Asian
0.2%
Two or More Races
2.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
54°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
190

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
48.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 41/100