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The median home value in Wells County, IN is $253,985 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$253,985
Year-over-Year
+5.29%
National Rank
#1331 of 3071
Wells County ranks 36th out of 92 counties in IN by median home price, and is +8.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IN, the typical county has a median home value of $234,056, making Wells County +8.5% above the IN state median.
The typical home value increased by 2.1%, from $248,776 in May 2026 to $253,985 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $248,776 | +4.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $255,357 | +4.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $253,857 | +4.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $253,985 | +5.3% |
Households here earn a median of $71,957 a year against a typical home value of $253,985 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 45% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wells County recorded a violent crime rate of 164 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 724 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 11,601 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wells County is $253,985. That's up 5.29% from a year earlier. That is about 8.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Wells County the 36th most expensive of 92 counties in Indiana.
Median household income here is $71,957, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wells County recorded 164 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 11,601 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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