The story of this market
The typical home in Dubois County, Indiana sells for about $230,100, or $125 per square foot.
Homes take about 532 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 114% since 2000. Last year 7 of 9 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,014 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,014 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.8%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+11.7%). Worst: 2008 (-1.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.7%
IN · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,351
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+3.8%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 9 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
81
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $22,676,544.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
83.6%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1278 | 774 | 82.1% | 4.3% | $165,000 |
| 2019 | 1380▲ | 833▲ | 83.6%▲ | 4.5%▲ | $185,000▲ |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Dubois County, Indiana
Dubois County exhibits a stable housing market characterized by a high homeownership rate and a median home value of $230,100. The local economy remains anchored by manufacturing, supporting a low unemployment rate of 2.3%. Tight inventory conditions persist, with limited active listings relative to the population size.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the prior refresh cycle (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 3.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 41 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 99.99% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.3% · poverty 11.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports of 12 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Dubois County, Indiana — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 0.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 47513 | Birdseye | $164,600 | $105 | +4.2% | 88 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.5 | 12 | $625 | researched Sep 22 |
| 47527 | Dubois | $225,000 | $135 | +4.2% | 58 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.5 | 75 | $1,072 | researched Sep 22 |
| 47532 | Ferdinand | $291,000 | $174 | +2.1% | 87 | 98.5% | 28% | 5.2 | 875 | $819 | researched Sep 22 |
| 47541 | Chrisney | $229,509 | $139 | +4.2% | 45 | 98% | 5% | 4 | 12 | $804 | researched Sep 22 |
| 47542 | Huntingburg | $265,000 | $138 | +4.2% | 42 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.8 | 41 | $881 | researched Sep 22 |
| 47546 | Jasper | $308,000 | $239 | +3% | 41 | 100% | — | — | 71 | $818 | researched Sep 22 |
| 47579 | Santa Claus | $374,750 | $160 | 0% | 41 | — | — | — | 39 | $1,115 | researched Sep 22 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The local economy is anchored by a strong manufacturing sector, which employs over 7,600 residents, alongside significant retail and healthcare industries.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Indiana) — Ad Valorem Property Assessment: Property is assessed at 100% of true tax value, determined by market-based assessment systems and annual adjustments. State (Indiana) — Standard Homestead Deduction: Removes the first $45,000 of the homestead's assessed value from taxation. State (Indiana) — Indiana Property Tax Caps (Circuit Breaker): Limits annual property tax liability to 1% of gross assessed value for principal residences, 2% for other residential property, and 3% for non-residential property.
The economy is heavily concentrated in manufacturing, retail trade, and healthcare, with high-paying sectors including real estate and utilities.
- Holiday World & Splashin' Safari4.617 mi
- Lark Ranch4.625.7 mi
- French Lick Karting LLC4.418.1 mi
- Jump-N-Jax4.427.2 mi
- Gasthof Amish Village4.524.8 mi
- Schnitzelbank4.65.8 mi
- Sultan's Run4.75 mi
- Sycamore Springs Park4.818.8 mi
- Patoka Lake Winery4.69.8 mi
- Holiday World & Splashin' Safari4.617 mi
- French Lick Casino4.217.4 mi
- Hoosier National Forest4.718.1 mi
- French Lick Scenic Railway4.417.6 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs4.816.4 mi
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial4.819.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home and National Museum4.819.4 mi
- Santa Claus Museum & Village4.717.4 mi
- French Lick West Baden Museum4.717.1 mi
- Indiana Railway Museum4.417.6 mi
- Hoosier National Forest4.718.1 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs4.816.4 mi
- Sycamore Springs Park4.818.8 mi
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial4.819.3 mi
- Jasper Parklands4.87.1 mi
- Hoosier Hills Marina4.37.1 mi
- Patoka Lake Marina4.510.8 mi
- Sultan's Run4.75 mi
- The Pete Dye Course at French Lick4.917.8 mi
- The Donald Ross Course at French Lick4.615.1 mi
- Lucas Oil Golf Course & Restaurant4.319.1 mi
- Rural King4.46.3 mi
- Jay C4.118.1 mi
- Ruler Foods4.47.3 mi
- Traderbaker Mall4.35.1 mi
- Dollar General4.117.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Data USA profiles.
applies when — Property must be the taxpayer's principal place of residence.
Removes the first $45,000 of the homestead's assessed value from taxation.
Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-37.
Indiana requires a judicial foreclosure process, meaning lenders must file a lawsuit in court to obtain a foreclosure decree.
Indiana Code 32-30-10.
Property is assessed at 100% of true tax value, determined by market-based assessment systems and annual adjustments.
Indiana Code 6-1.1-4.
applies when — Applies to the sale, exchange, or installment contract of residential real estate containing not more than four dwelling units.
Requires the seller to complete a disclosure form regarding the condition of the property, subject to specific statutory exemptions (e.g., court-ordered transfers, foreclosures).
Indiana Code 32-21-5.
Limits annual property tax liability to 1% of gross assessed value for principal residences, 2% for other residential property, and 3% for non-residential property.
Indiana Constitution Article X, Section 1; Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6.
≈ $2,301/yr on a $230,100 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.