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The median home value in Shelby County, IN is $246,475 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.06% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$246,475
Year-over-Year
-0.06%
National Rank
#1414 of 3071
Shelby County ranks 39th out of 92 counties in IN by median home price, and is +5.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IN, the typical county has a median home value of $233,695, making Shelby County +5.5% above the IN state median.
Households here earn a median of $72,190 a year against a typical home value of $246,475 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 41% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Shelby County recorded a violent crime rate of 255 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,021 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 20,773 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Shelby County is $246,475. That's down 0.06% from a year earlier. That is about 5.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Shelby County the 39th most expensive of 92 counties in Indiana.
Median household income here is $72,190, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Shelby County recorded 255 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 20,773 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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