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Ellettsville, IN Housing Affordability Index

Ellettsville, Indiana has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 136.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 458th most affordable of 621 scored Indiana cities, compared with 123.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $243,600 home with 20% down, the Indiana average 30-year fixed rate of 7.41% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,350, or 18% of the city’s $90,213 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Ellettsville is updated every night from live Indiana mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Ellettsville MBR-HAI 136.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Indiana 458 of 621 1 = most affordable
Indiana 123.6 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.41% Indiana lenders
Median home value $243,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Ellettsville is 12.5 points above the Indiana score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Indiana index

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What It Takes to Buy in Ellettsville

$1,350/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.41%
$57,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$90,213
Median Household Income
Indiana: $71,957
2.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Indiana: 3.0x
$1,170/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,763/yr
Median Property Tax
0.72% of median value
13.9%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
37.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Ellettsville, Indiana. The rate is the Indiana average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Ellettsville Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Ellettsville, Indiana score: 136.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 458 of 621 Indiana cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/indiana/ellettsville”