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The median home value in Clay County, IN is $183,363 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.82% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$183,363
Year-over-Year
+1.82%
National Rank
#2149 of 3071
Clay County ranks 78th out of 92 counties in IN by median home price, and is -21.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IN, the typical county has a median home value of $233,695, making Clay County -21.5% below the IN state median.
Households here earn a median of $70,010 a year against a typical home value of $183,363 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 16% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Clay County recorded a violent crime rate of 644 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,847 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 8,228 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Clay County is $183,363. That's up 1.82% from a year earlier. That is about 21.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Clay County the 78th most expensive of 92 counties in Indiana.
Median household income here is $70,010, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Clay County recorded 644 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,228 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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