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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 2023, at 73.9%. Jasper, IN had the lowest, at 25.5%. The median was 46.1% and the figure for Indiana was 47.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.9West Lafayette, IN
Lowest25.5Jasper, IN
Median46.188 cities
Indiana47.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

West Lafayette, IN: 73.9 %West Lafayette, IN73.9Bargersville, IN: 71.3 %Bargersville, IN71.3Dyer, IN: 71.3 %Dyer, IN71.3Bloomington, IN: 62 %Bloomington, IN62Terre Haute, IN: 61.2 %Terre Haute, IN61.2Huntertown, IN: 60.2 %Huntertown, IN60.2Portage, IN: 59.7 %Portage, IN59.7Beech Grove, IN: 59.2 %Beech Grove, IN59.2Gary, IN: 57.2 %Gary, IN57.2Warsaw, IN: 55.8 %Warsaw, IN55.8Hobart, IN: 55.6 %Hobart, IN55.6Merrillville, IN: 54.8 %Merrillville, IN54.8Muncie, IN: 53.9 %Muncie, IN53.9Goshen, IN: 53.6 %Goshen, IN53.6Valparaiso, IN: 53.5 %Valparaiso, IN53.5Connersville, IN: 53.4 %Connersville, IN53.4Martinsville, IN: 52.2 %Martinsville, IN52.2South Bend, IN: 52.2 %South Bend, IN52.2Bedford, IN: 52 %Bedford, IN52Elkhart, IN: 51.6 %Elkhart, IN51.6Kokomo, IN: 51.4 %Kokomo, IN51.4Hammond, IN: 51.3 %Hammond, IN51.3Lawrence, IN: 51.2 %Lawrence, IN51.2Indianapolis, IN: 50.9 %Indianapolis, IN50.9Lafayette, IN: 50.9 %Lafayette, IN50.9St. John, IN: 50.5 %St. John, IN50.5Mooresville, IN: 50.1 %Mooresville, IN50.1Anderson, IN: 49.7 %Anderson, IN49.7Washington, IN: 49.6 %Washington, IN49.6New Haven, IN: 49.6 %New Haven, IN49.6Mishawaka, IN: 49.5 %Mishawaka, IN49.5Richmond, IN: 49.4 %Richmond, IN49.4Sellersburg, IN: 48.9 %Sellersburg, IN48.9Peru, IN: 48.7 %Peru, IN48.7Kendallville, IN: 48.7 %Kendallville, IN48.7Jeffersonville, IN: 48.6 %Jeffersonville, IN48.6Clarksville, IN: 48.4 %Clarksville, IN48.4Brownsburg, IN: 48.3 %Brownsburg, IN48.3Avon, IN: 48 %Avon, IN48Munster, IN: 47.2 %Munster, IN47.2West Lafayette, IN: 73.9 %West Lafayette, IN73.9Bargersville, IN: 71.3 %Bargersville, IN71.3Dyer, IN: 71.3 %Dyer, IN71.3Bloomington, IN: 62 %Bloomington, IN62Terre Haute, IN: 61.2 %Terre Haute, IN61.2Huntertown, IN: 60.2 %Huntertown, IN60.2Portage, IN: 59.7 %Portage, IN59.7Beech Grove, IN: 59.2 %Beech Grove, IN59.2Gary, IN: 57.2 %Gary, IN57.2Warsaw, IN: 55.8 %Warsaw, IN55.8Hobart, IN: 55.6 %Hobart, IN55.6Merrillville, IN: 54.8 %Merrillville, IN54.8Muncie, IN: 53.9 %Muncie, IN53.9Goshen, IN: 53.6 %Goshen, IN53.6Valparaiso, IN: 53.5 %Valparaiso, IN53.5Connersville, IN: 53.4 %Connersville, IN53.4Martinsville, IN: 52.2 %Martinsville, IN52.2South Bend, IN: 52.2 %South Bend, IN52.2Bedford, IN: 52 %Bedford, IN52Elkhart, IN: 51.6 %Elkhart, IN51.6Kokomo, IN: 51.4 %Kokomo, IN51.4Hammond, IN: 51.3 %Hammond, IN51.3Lawrence, IN: 51.2 %Lawrence, IN51.2Indianapolis, IN: 50.9 %Indianapolis, IN50.9Lafayette, IN: 50.9 %Lafayette, IN50.9St. John, IN: 50.5 %St. John, IN50.5Mooresville, IN: 50.1 %Mooresville, IN50.1Anderson, IN: 49.7 %Anderson, IN49.7Washington, IN: 49.6 %Washington, IN49.6New Haven, IN: 49.6 %New Haven, IN49.6Mishawaka, IN: 49.5 %Mishawaka, IN49.5Richmond, IN: 49.4 %Richmond, IN49.4Sellersburg, IN: 48.9 %Sellersburg, IN48.9Peru, IN: 48.7 %Peru, IN48.7Kendallville, IN: 48.7 %Kendallville, IN48.7Jeffersonville, IN: 48.6 %Jeffersonville, IN48.6Clarksville, IN: 48.4 %Clarksville, IN48.4Brownsburg, IN: 48.3 %Brownsburg, IN48.3Avon, IN: 48 %Avon, IN48Munster, IN: 47.2 %Munster, IN47.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1West Lafayette, IN73.9+1.3 pts
2Bargersville, IN71.3+9.7 pts
3Dyer, IN71.3+5.3 pts
4Bloomington, IN62-0.6 pts
5Terre Haute, IN61.20 pts
6Huntertown, IN60.2-7.7 pts
7Portage, IN59.7+6.1 pts
8Beech Grove, IN59.2+8.3 pts
9Gary, IN57.2+0.2 pts
10Warsaw, IN55.8+4.4 pts
11Hobart, IN55.6-2.5 pts
12Merrillville, IN54.8-2.9 pts
13Muncie, IN53.9-1.2 pts
14Goshen, IN53.6+1.1 pts
15Valparaiso, IN53.5+0.4 pts
16Connersville, IN53.4+3.2 pts
17Martinsville, IN52.2+10.8 pts
18South Bend, IN52.2+0.4 pts
19Bedford, IN52-1.9 pts
20Elkhart, IN51.6+2.3 pts
21Kokomo, IN51.4+6.1 pts
22Hammond, IN51.3+0.2 pts
23Lawrence, IN51.2-1.8 pts
24Indianapolis, IN50.9-0.1 pts
25Lafayette, IN50.9+0.7 pts
26St. John, IN50.5-2.6 pts
27Mooresville, IN50.1-4.5 pts
28Anderson, IN49.7-2.6 pts
29Washington, IN49.6+6.1 pts
30New Haven, IN49.6+3.2 pts
31Mishawaka, IN49.5+2.9 pts
32Richmond, IN49.4+4.7 pts
33Sellersburg, IN48.9+5.3 pts
34Peru, IN48.7-3.3 pts
35Kendallville, IN48.7-2.3 pts
36Jeffersonville, IN48.6-2.6 pts
37Clarksville, IN48.4-5.3 pts
38Brownsburg, IN48.3+6.5 pts
39Avon, IN48-3 pts
40Munster, IN47.2+5.2 pts
41Danville, IN46.8+3.1 pts
42Cedar Lake, IN46.6+1 pts
43Michigan City, IN46.5-1.8 pts
44East Chicago, IN46.1+1.5 pts
45Schererville, IN46-1 pts
46Evansville, IN46-1.2 pts
47Lake Station, IN45.6-0.7 pts
48Greenfield, IN45.6+2.1 pts
49Highland, IN45.5+2.8 pts
50New Albany, IN45.3-0.5 pts
51Griffith, IN45.2-3.1 pts
52Crawfordsville, IN45.1+0.4 pts
53Franklin, IN44.9+3.4 pts
54Fort Wayne, IN44.8+0.5 pts
55Columbia City, IN44+5.4 pts
56McCordsville, IN43.6+2.2 pts
57Carmel, IN42.6+2.4 pts
58Huntington, IN42.5-2.5 pts
59Westfield, IN42+5.5 pts
60Columbus, IN41.9+4.8 pts
61Greenwood, IN41.8-0.4 pts
62Noblesville, IN41.2+1 pts
63La Porte, IN41.1-5.8 pts
64Crown Point, IN41.1+8.3 pts
65Plainfield, IN40.9+3.3 pts
66Marion, IN40.3-2.2 pts
67Chesterton, IN39.4-6 pts
68Speedway, IN39.2-5.3 pts
69Vincennes, IN39-0.4 pts
70Wabash, IN39-4.4 pts
71Shelbyville, IN38.9+2.1 pts
72Whitestown, IN38.7+7.7 pts
73Plymouth, IN38.6+3.7 pts
74Fishers, IN38.5+3.6 pts
75Bluffton, IN38.1+3.6 pts
76Auburn, IN37.5+3.8 pts
77Frankfort, IN37-5.5 pts
78Logansport, IN36.7+1.4 pts
79Lebanon, IN36.6-9.4 pts
80Zionsville, IN36.1-8.5 pts
81New Castle, IN35.9-9 pts
82Seymour, IN35.8-2.4 pts
83Greensburg, IN35.4+4.2 pts
84Decatur, IN35+4.5 pts
85Yorktown, IN34.6+9.3 pts
86Madison, IN34.2-2 pts
87Lowell, IN33.1-10.2 pts
88Jasper, IN25.5-6.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/indiana-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/indiana-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/indiana-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

West Lafayette, IN, with 73.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jasper, IN, with 25.5% in 2023.

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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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