Delaware County, IN real estate

What the numbers say

Delaware County, IN real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Delaware County listed for $181,500, down 1.3% from a year earlier. That is 39% below the Indiana median of $299,000.

Homes spent a median of 50 days on the market, slower than 44 days a year ago. That makes Delaware County the #13 fastest-selling of 30 Indiana counties we track.

Homeowners in Delaware County pay a median of $1,039 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $139,400, an effective rate of about 0.75%. The Indiana average is 0.74%, which makes Delaware County the #70 lowest-tax of 92 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $906 a month, and $912 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $182,000 home here comes to about $1,178 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $50,000 a year (the median household here earns $58,127).