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The median home value in Howard County, IN is $194,967 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.9% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$194,967
Year-over-Year
+4.9%
National Rank
#1993 of 3071
Howard County ranks 69th out of 92 counties in IN by median home price, and is -16.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IN, the typical county has a median home value of $233,695, making Howard County -16.6% below the IN state median.
Households here earn a median of $64,027 a year against a typical home value of $194,967 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 28% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Howard County recorded a violent crime rate of 485 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,417 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 59,995 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Howard County is $194,967. That's up 4.9% from a year earlier. That is about 16.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Howard County the 69th most expensive of 92 counties in Indiana.
Median household income here is $64,027, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Howard County recorded 485 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 59,995 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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