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Cities in Indiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

West Lafayette, IN had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 88 cities in 2022, at 72.5%. Yorktown, IN had the lowest, at 25.3%. The median was 45.2% and the figure for Indiana was 46.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.5West Lafayette, IN
Lowest25.3Yorktown, IN
Median45.288 cities
Indiana46.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

West Lafayette, IN: 72.5 %West Lafayette, IN72.5Huntertown, IN: 67.9 %Huntertown, IN67.9Dyer, IN: 66 %Dyer, IN66Bloomington, IN: 62.6 %Bloomington, IN62.6Bargersville, IN: 61.6 %Bargersville, IN61.6Terre Haute, IN: 61.2 %Terre Haute, IN61.2Hobart, IN: 58.1 %Hobart, IN58.1Merrillville, IN: 57.7 %Merrillville, IN57.7Gary, IN: 57 %Gary, IN57Muncie, IN: 55.1 %Muncie, IN55.1Mooresville, IN: 54.6 %Mooresville, IN54.6Bedford, IN: 53.9 %Bedford, IN53.9Clarksville, IN: 53.7 %Clarksville, IN53.7Portage, IN: 53.5 %Portage, IN53.5St. John, IN: 53.1 %St. John, IN53.1Lawrence, IN: 53.1 %Lawrence, IN53.1Valparaiso, IN: 53.1 %Valparaiso, IN53.1Goshen, IN: 52.5 %Goshen, IN52.5Anderson, IN: 52.2 %Anderson, IN52.2Peru, IN: 52 %Peru, IN52South Bend, IN: 51.8 %South Bend, IN51.8Warsaw, IN: 51.4 %Warsaw, IN51.4Jeffersonville, IN: 51.2 %Jeffersonville, IN51.2Hammond, IN: 51.1 %Hammond, IN51.1Avon, IN: 51.1 %Avon, IN51.1Indianapolis, IN: 51 %Indianapolis, IN51Beech Grove, IN: 51 %Beech Grove, IN51Kendallville, IN: 50.9 %Kendallville, IN50.9Lafayette, IN: 50.2 %Lafayette, IN50.2Connersville, IN: 50.2 %Connersville, IN50.2Elkhart, IN: 49.3 %Elkhart, IN49.3Michigan City, IN: 48.3 %Michigan City, IN48.3Griffith, IN: 48.3 %Griffith, IN48.3Evansville, IN: 47.2 %Evansville, IN47.2Schererville, IN: 47 %Schererville, IN47La Porte, IN: 46.8 %La Porte, IN46.8Mishawaka, IN: 46.7 %Mishawaka, IN46.7New Haven, IN: 46.4 %New Haven, IN46.4Lake Station, IN: 46.4 %Lake Station, IN46.4Lebanon, IN: 46 %Lebanon, IN46West Lafayette, IN: 72.5 %West Lafayette, IN72.5Huntertown, IN: 67.9 %Huntertown, IN67.9Dyer, IN: 66 %Dyer, IN66Bloomington, IN: 62.6 %Bloomington, IN62.6Bargersville, IN: 61.6 %Bargersville, IN61.6Terre Haute, IN: 61.2 %Terre Haute, IN61.2Hobart, IN: 58.1 %Hobart, IN58.1Merrillville, IN: 57.7 %Merrillville, IN57.7Gary, IN: 57 %Gary, IN57Muncie, IN: 55.1 %Muncie, IN55.1Mooresville, IN: 54.6 %Mooresville, IN54.6Bedford, IN: 53.9 %Bedford, IN53.9Clarksville, IN: 53.7 %Clarksville, IN53.7Portage, IN: 53.5 %Portage, IN53.5St. John, IN: 53.1 %St. John, IN53.1Lawrence, IN: 53.1 %Lawrence, IN53.1Valparaiso, IN: 53.1 %Valparaiso, IN53.1Goshen, IN: 52.5 %Goshen, IN52.5Anderson, IN: 52.2 %Anderson, IN52.2Peru, IN: 52 %Peru, IN52South Bend, IN: 51.8 %South Bend, IN51.8Warsaw, IN: 51.4 %Warsaw, IN51.4Jeffersonville, IN: 51.2 %Jeffersonville, IN51.2Hammond, IN: 51.1 %Hammond, IN51.1Avon, IN: 51.1 %Avon, IN51.1Indianapolis, IN: 51 %Indianapolis, IN51Beech Grove, IN: 51 %Beech Grove, IN51Kendallville, IN: 50.9 %Kendallville, IN50.9Lafayette, IN: 50.2 %Lafayette, IN50.2Connersville, IN: 50.2 %Connersville, IN50.2Elkhart, IN: 49.3 %Elkhart, IN49.3Michigan City, IN: 48.3 %Michigan City, IN48.3Griffith, IN: 48.3 %Griffith, IN48.3Evansville, IN: 47.2 %Evansville, IN47.2Schererville, IN: 47 %Schererville, IN47La Porte, IN: 46.8 %La Porte, IN46.8Mishawaka, IN: 46.7 %Mishawaka, IN46.7New Haven, IN: 46.4 %New Haven, IN46.4Lake Station, IN: 46.4 %Lake Station, IN46.4Lebanon, IN: 46 %Lebanon, IN46
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1West Lafayette, IN72.5+0.8 pts
2Huntertown, IN67.9+4.8 pts
3Dyer, IN66+0.9 pts
4Bloomington, IN62.6-0.3 pts
5Bargersville, IN61.6-0.3 pts
6Terre Haute, IN61.2+0.9 pts
7Hobart, IN58.1-0.1 pts
8Merrillville, IN57.7+4 pts
9Gary, IN570 pts
10Muncie, IN55.1+2.7 pts
11Mooresville, IN54.6+2.7 pts
12Bedford, IN53.9+2.6 pts
13Clarksville, IN53.7+2.7 pts
14Portage, IN53.5-4.6 pts
15St. John, IN53.1-1.2 pts
16Lawrence, IN53.1-1.7 pts
17Valparaiso, IN53.1+1.5 pts
18Goshen, IN52.5+4.5 pts
19Anderson, IN52.2-3.6 pts
20Peru, IN52+3 pts
21South Bend, IN51.8+2 pts
22Warsaw, IN51.4+6 pts
23Jeffersonville, IN51.2+4.8 pts
24Hammond, IN51.1+1.4 pts
25Avon, IN51.1+6.2 pts
26Indianapolis, IN51+0.7 pts
27Beech Grove, IN51-0.9 pts
28Kendallville, IN50.9+2.7 pts
29Lafayette, IN50.2+2.3 pts
30Connersville, IN50.2-2.8 pts
31Elkhart, IN49.3+4.3 pts
32Michigan City, IN48.30 pts
33Griffith, IN48.3-1.1 pts
34Evansville, IN47.2-0.1 pts
35Schererville, IN47+2.2 pts
36La Porte, IN46.8-2.8 pts
37Mishawaka, IN46.7+0.2 pts
38New Haven, IN46.4-3.4 pts
39Lake Station, IN46.4-0.2 pts
40Lebanon, IN46-0.3 pts
41New Albany, IN45.8+0.2 pts
42Cedar Lake, IN45.6+4.1 pts
43Chesterton, IN45.4+10.4 pts
44Kokomo, IN45.3+1.2 pts
45Huntington, IN45+1.9 pts
46New Castle, IN44.8-2.4 pts
47Richmond, IN44.8-1.8 pts
48Crawfordsville, IN44.7+3.4 pts
49East Chicago, IN44.6+1 pts
50Zionsville, IN44.6-2.3 pts
51Speedway, IN44.5+1.5 pts
52Fort Wayne, IN44.3+0.2 pts
53Danville, IN43.6+6.5 pts
54Sellersburg, IN43.6+7.6 pts
55Greenfield, IN43.6+0.5 pts
56Washington, IN43.5-2.3 pts
57Wabash, IN43.3-4.3 pts
58Lowell, IN43.3-5.3 pts
59Highland, IN42.7+5.1 pts
60Marion, IN42.5-4.3 pts
61Frankfort, IN42.5-5.3 pts
62Greenwood, IN42.2+6.1 pts
63Munster, IN41.9+4.4 pts
64Brownsburg, IN41.8-2.7 pts
65Franklin, IN41.5+0.2 pts
66McCordsville, IN41.4-6.9 pts
67Martinsville, IN41.4+3.4 pts
68Carmel, IN40.3+4 pts
69Noblesville, IN40.2-3 pts
70Vincennes, IN39.4-2.5 pts
71Columbia City, IN38.6-6.6 pts
72Seymour, IN38.2+1 pts
73Plainfield, IN37.6-4.5 pts
74Columbus, IN37.1+1.8 pts
75Shelbyville, IN36.8+1.6 pts
76Westfield, IN36.5-1.2 pts
77Madison, IN36.2+0.4 pts
78Logansport, IN35.4+3.9 pts
79Fishers, IN34.9+2.6 pts
80Plymouth, IN34.9-8.4 pts
81Bluffton, IN34.5-6.7 pts
82Auburn, IN33.7-0.5 pts
83Crown Point, IN32.7-9.6 pts
84Jasper, IN31.9-3.4 pts
85Greensburg, IN31.2+5.6 pts
86Whitestown, IN31+5.8 pts
87Decatur, IN30.4-0.1 pts
88Yorktown, IN25.3-1.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Indiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/indiana-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Indiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/indiana-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/indiana-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

West Lafayette, IN, with 72.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Yorktown, IN, with 25.3% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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