The story of this market
The typical home in Noble County, Indiana sells for about $222,500, or $145 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.7% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 11 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 121% since 2000. Last year 6 of 10 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 $1,023 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,023 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+2.2%
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 (+13.8%). Worst: 2010 (-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
$1,219
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
+2.2%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 10 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
57
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $13,130,479.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
81.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2079 | 1198 | 81.1% | 2.3% | $145,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Noble County, Indiana
Noble County's housing market shows steady appreciation with a median price of $222,500 and low inventory levels. Demand remains consistent, supported by a stable local economy and modest population growth. Buyers are finding value, though limited supply continues to exert upward pressure on prices.
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 0.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 4 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 99.88% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.4% · poverty 9.5% — 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.
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports of 6 — 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.
Noble 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 5.7%/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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| 46701 | Albion | $215,000 | $138 | 0% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 32 | $850 | researched Sep 22 |
| 46710 | Avilla | $272,000 | $126 | +25% | 11 | 99% | — | — | 20 | $759 | researched Sep 22 |
| 46755 | Kendallville | $240,000 | $164 | +4% | 47 | 99% | 23.9% | 1.1 | 71 | $780 | researched Sep 22 |
| 46760 | Kimmell | $185,000 | $112 | +2.4% | 48 | 97.5% | 18% | 3.1 | 32 | $837 | researched Sep 22 |
| 46767 | Ligonier | $259,000 | $135 | +8.2% | 58 | 97.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 42 | $866 | researched Sep 22 |
| 46794 | Wolcottville | — | — | 0% | — | 100% | — | — | 7 | $1,016 | 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 county is served by several community school corporations including Central Noble and East Noble, providing standard public education services.
The county maintains a stable economic base with manufacturing and agricultural sectors, supported by its location in Northeast Indiana.
Property taxes are assessed by the Noble County Assessor based on market value-in-use, with rates determined by local taxing districts and subject to Indiana's constitutional property tax caps.
The rental market is characterized by moderate demand with a median rent of approximately $1,100 per month.
The economy is anchored by manufacturing and agricultural industries, with a stable unemployment rate of 3.4%.
The county is served by regional highway corridors facilitating access to the broader Northeast Indiana region.
The Noble County Assessor manages property assessments based on the Indiana market value-in-use standard.
The county is served by multiple community school corporations and local taxing districts.
- Jellystone Park™ Barton Lake4.427.4 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.324.4 mi
- The Plex South4.127.2 mi
- Combat Ops Entertainment-Fort Wayne4.723.4 mi
- Kids Empire Fort Wayne4.725.9 mi
- Allen County War Memorial Coliseum4.524.7 mi
- Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds4.525.6 mi
- Blue Gate Theatre4.720.8 mi
- Crazy Pinz Entertainment Center4.221.3 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill423.2 mi
- Chain O’ Lakes State Park4.66.7 mi
- Country Heritage Winery4.613.4 mi
- Black Pine Animal Sanctuary4.75.2 mi
- NCG Cinemas - Auburn4.514.7 mi
- Auburn Garrett Drive In4.611.7 mi
- Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum4.916.2 mi
- Embassy Theatre4.826.8 mi
- Science Central4.325.8 mi
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art4.626.5 mi
- International Monster Truck Museum and Hall of Fame4.824.2 mi
- Chain O’ Lakes State Park4.66.7 mi
- Black Pine Animal Sanctuary4.75.2 mi
- Bicentennial Woods - ACRES Land Trust4.816.6 mi
- Delt Church Park4.89.7 mi
- Rieke Park4.715.6 mi
- Patona Bay Marina and Resort4.623 mi
- Main Channel Marina4.419.7 mi
- Main Channel Marina4.817.5 mi
- Noble Hawk Golf Links4.55.9 mi
- Eel River Golf Course4.417.1 mi
- Cobblestone Golf Course4.42.1 mi
- Heron Creek Golf Club4.515.8 mi
- Bridgewater Golf Club4.416.9 mi
- Rural King4.45.9 mi
- Wolf's Giant Animal Swap Meet4.510 mi
- Ben's Soft Pretzels4.819.8 mi
- Huntertown Gardens4.713.7 mi
- B.F.M. Burgers Fries Milkshakes4.917.2 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 Albion, this historic structure serves as the seat of county government and a focal point of local history.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Data.census.gov.
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.
≈ $2,225/yr on a $222,500 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.