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    Best Neighborhoods for First-Time Buyers in Indiana (2026 Rankings)

    Buying your first home is a big step. We ranked 25 neighborhoods in Indiana by affordability index to help first-time buyers find areas where homeownership is within reach. Scores above 100 mean housing is more affordable than average.

    McCordsvilleIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 184
    Home Value: $298,800
    Population: 9,098
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    FishersIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $339,000
    Population: 99,041
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24
    BloomingtonIN
    Kurby Score: 59
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $267,900
    Population: 79,006
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24
    4
    CarmelIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $425,900
    Population: 99,453
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24
    5
    New CastleIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $90,300
    Population: 17,413
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    6
    Beech GroveIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $143,900
    Population: 15,181
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    7
    LebanonIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $170,500
    Population: 17,277
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    8
    GreenwoodIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $226,500
    Population: 63,579
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24
    9
    AndersonIN
    Kurby Score: 62
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $101,700
    Population: 55,011
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    10
    MuncieIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $88,000
    Population: 65,167
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24
    11
    JeffersonvilleIN
    Kurby Score: 62
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $187,700
    Population: 49,771
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    12
    ScherervilleIN
    Kurby Score: 59
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $281,100
    Population: 29,573
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    13
    AngolaIN
    Kurby Score: 62
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $166,900
    Population: 9,317
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    14
    St. JohnIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $346,900
    Population: 20,727
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    15
    HammondIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $129,100
    Population: 77,390
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24
    16
    Terre HauteIN
    Kurby Score: 62
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $99,600
    Population: 58,599
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    17
    HighlandIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $197,700
    Population: 23,794
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    18
    NoblesvilleIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $295,700
    Population: 70,442
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24
    19
    MunsterIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $282,200
    Population: 23,731
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    20
    GreenfieldIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $181,500
    Population: 23,669
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    21
    MadisonIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $169,900
    Population: 12,301
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    22
    West LafayetteIN
    Kurby Score: 54
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $303,300
    Population: 44,861
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    23
    New HavenIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $141,300
    Population: 15,552
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    24
    LowellIN
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $206,900
    Population: 10,723
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 44
    25
    South BendIN
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 159
    Home Value: $113,800
    Population: 103,084
    Walk Score: 47/100
    AQI: 24

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