Hendricks County, IN real estate

What the numbers say

Hendricks County, IN real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Hendricks County listed for $360,675, down 3.8% from a year earlier. That is 21% above the Indiana median of $299,000.

Homes spent a median of 44 days on the market, faster than 48 days a year ago. That makes Hendricks County the #6 fastest-selling of 30 Indiana counties we track.

Homeowners in Hendricks County pay a median of $2,482 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $307,600, an effective rate of about 0.81%. The Indiana average is 0.74%, which makes Hendricks County the #83 lowest-tax of 92 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,436 a month, and $1,409 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $361,000 home here comes to about $2,359 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $101,000 a year (the median household here earns $101,144).