Howard County, IN real estate

What the numbers say

Howard County, IN real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Howard County listed for $188,175, down 3.5% from a year earlier. That is 37% below the Indiana median of $299,000.

Homes spent a median of 47 days on the market, slower than 37 days a year ago. That makes Howard County the #9 fastest-selling of 30 Indiana counties we track.

Homeowners in Howard County pay a median of $1,189 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $165,000, an effective rate of about 0.72%. The Indiana average is 0.74%, which makes Howard County the #63 lowest-tax of 92 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $937 a month, and $947 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 $188,000 home here comes to about $1,217 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $52,000 a year (the median household here earns $64,027).