The story of this market
The typical home in Fayette County, Indiana sells for about $163,189, or $98 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.35% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 109 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 108% since 2000. Last year 5 of 7 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 relatively 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 Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+9.7%
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: 2023 (+19.6%). Worst: 2018 (-5.4%). 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
$1,261
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
+9.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 7 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
59
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $9,799,716.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
74%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 810 | 441 | 74% | 6.3% | $105,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Fayette County, Indiana
Fayette County maintains a highly affordable housing market with a price-to-income ratio of 2.8x, significantly below the national average. The market is characterized by rural land use and stable, modest price appreciation. Growth remains limited as the county seat of Connersville continues to serve as the primary population and economic anchor.
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: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 3.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 109 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Fayette 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 8.5%/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.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
The county economy is largely rural with land use focused on farms and pasture, centered around the county seat of Connersville.
The county economy is primarily rural, characterized by agricultural land use and a concentration of population and activity in the county seat of Connersville.
- New Castle Motorsports Park4.622.6 mi
- Preble County Fairgrounds4.329.6 mi
- Wayne County Fairgrounds4.420.4 mi
- Natural Springs Resort - RV Park, Campground and Recreation Destination4.126.1 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.122.7 mi
- Mounds State Recreation Area4.512.3 mi
- Whitewater Memorial State Park4.69.8 mi
- Whitewater Valley Railroad4.63.4 mi
- Wolf Creek Habitat & Rescue4.914.9 mi
- Quakertown State Recreation Area4.58.1 mi
- Whitewater Valley Railroad4.63.4 mi
- Hoosier Gym4.924.6 mi
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame4.825.2 mi
- Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site4.728 mi
- Wilbur Wright Birthplace Museum4.625.6 mi
- Mounds State Recreation Area4.512.3 mi
- Whitewater Memorial State Park4.69.8 mi
- Quakertown State Recreation Area4.58.1 mi
- Roberts Park4.55.4 mi
- Egypt Hollow Boat Ramp4.58.5 mi
- Quakertown Marina4.57.8 mi
- Hueston Woods Marina4.520.7 mi
- Lakengren Marina4.625.5 mi
- Harbor Links At Sagamore Resort4.69.7 mi
- Kents Harbor and The Sagamore Resort4.510.1 mi
- White's Farm Flea Market and Auctioneers4.616.8 mi
- Bomgaars4.319.9 mi
- Dollar General418 mi
- Cross County Plaza4.119.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located in Connersville, this historic structure serves as the administrative heart of the county.
The county is known for its historic round barns, which are notable examples of regional agricultural architecture.
Data sourced from Census Reporter and US Census Bureau QuickFacts.
Property is assessed at 100% of true tax value, determined by market-based assessment systems and annual adjustments.
Indiana Code 6-1.1-4.
Indiana requires a judicial foreclosure process, meaning lenders must file a lawsuit in court to obtain a foreclosure decree.
Indiana Code 32-30-10.
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.
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.
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.
≈ $1,632/yr on a $163,189 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.