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Indiana: cities with the cheapest rent

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Indiana: New Castle has the lowest median rent ($781) among the 80 largest places.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

New Castle#1
$781median rent a month
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Ranking

CITY (80 largest of Indiana) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 80 largest places in Indiana, New Castle has the lowest median rent ($781), followed by Logansport and Connersville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 80 places in Indiana that we cover, the median is $1,093 and the average $1,128; the figure runs from $781 (New Castle) to $1,842 (Whitestown). That is a spread of 2.4 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,062; 44 of the 80 places are above it and 36 at or below.

How to use it

The first five are New Castle, Logansport, Connersville, Vincennes, Marion. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Median rent a month ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅
1New CastleHenry County$78117,367$51,606
2LogansportCass County$78617,790$47,291
3ConnersvilleFayette County$78713,109$48,854
4VincennesKnox County$79316,586$53,637
5MarionGrant County$80527,531$43,343
6JasperDubois County$81015,991$68,817
7MadisonJefferson County$82012,223$61,183
8RichmondWayne County$82235,581$45,399
9PeruMiami County$82610,901$46,159
10BedfordLawrence County$82813,837$49,553
11East ChicagoLake County$85426,022$42,125
12CrawfordsvilleMontgomery County$85716,491$55,033
13WashingtonDaviess County$85812,367$50,331
14GreensburgDecatur County$85912,229$62,655
15AuburnDeKalb County$86513,565$68,750
16HuntingtonHuntington County$87917,030$56,520
17FrankfortClinton County$89815,917$57,412
18MuncieDelaware County$90464,751$44,471
19Terre HauteVigo County$92258,427$43,126
20AndersonMadison County$92555,367$46,909
21YorktownDelaware County$92611,699$81,674
22KokomoHoward County$93959,122$55,360
23La PorteLaPorte County$94822,449$59,307
24LebanonBoone County$96217,812$65,154
25Michigan CityLaPorte County$96731,814$53,089
26EvansvilleVanderburgh County$975116,116$53,387
27MartinsvilleMorgan County$98311,933$60,177
28St. JohnLake County$98922,567$131,467
29ShelbyvilleShelby County$99520,296$55,602
30ElkhartElkhart County$99853,733$51,028
31New HavenAllen County$99815,698$70,970
32Fort WayneAllen County$999268,589$61,422
33SeymourJackson County$1,01122,371$64,426
34GaryLake County$1,01268,113$38,731
35New AlbanyFloyd County$1,02637,581$54,710
36South BendSaint Joseph County$1,033103,085$55,786
37WarsawKosciusko County$1,06616,768$61,035
38MishawakaSaint Joseph County$1,07051,021$54,291
39LafayetteTippecanoe County$1,07971,159$53,716
40Beech GroveMarion County$1,09114,913$49,973
41GoshenElkhart County$1,09334,420$59,184
42ClarksvilleClark County$1,11022,016$60,467
43LowellLake County$1,12311,073$84,024
44Lake StationLake County$1,12413,185$59,591
45HammondLake County$1,13476,768$55,504
46SpeedwayMarion County$1,14113,968$60,147
47JeffersonvilleClark County$1,14851,043$70,930
48DanvilleHendricks County$1,15111,714$97,083
49Indianapolis cityMarion County$1,156885,860$66,219
50ColumbusBartholomew County$1,15751,824$77,456
51GreenfieldHancock County$1,17724,940$76,127
52LawrenceMarion County$1,17849,517$74,022
53FranklinJohnson County$1,18626,168$82,380
54BloomingtonMonroe County$1,20080,049$50,465
55HobartLake County$1,20629,558$75,160
56ValparaisoPorter County$1,22434,733$69,872
57West LafayetteTippecanoe County$1,22545,159$34,891
58DyerLake County$1,22516,400$107,159
59HighlandLake County$1,23023,680$78,062
60PortagePorter County$1,23138,082$76,276
61GriffithLake County$1,23516,273$76,636
62ChestertonPorter County$1,27414,446$91,060
63MerrillvilleLake County$1,28236,476$67,587
64ScherervilleLake County$1,31029,701$89,466
65GreenwoodJohnson County$1,31266,029$83,608
66Cedar LakeLake County$1,35015,295$83,381
67BargersvilleJohnson County$1,37910,752$114,231
68NoblesvilleHamilton County$1,38973,362$104,047
69Crown PointLake County$1,48534,393$101,686
70BrownsburgHendricks County$1,48631,215$102,235
71PlainfieldHendricks County$1,49936,369$87,272
72MunsterLake County$1,50723,733$110,187
73AvonHendricks County$1,53823,437$98,486
74HuntertownAllen County$1,55011,379$109,432
75FishersHamilton County$1,611102,337$130,203
76Granger (unincorporated)Saint Joseph County$1,65630,321$123,318
77WestfieldHamilton County$1,66754,677$122,789
78CarmelHamilton County$1,712101,651$141,505
79ZionsvilleBoone County$1,79232,095$172,024
80WhitestownBoone County$1,84212,466$123,643

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Indiana city has the lowest median rent?

New Castle, with $781 (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 80 largest places in Indiana by population.

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