The story of this market
The typical home in Starke County, Indiana sells for about $270,000, or $174 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. Homes take about 115 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 155% 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 Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+8.2%
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 (+15.4%). Worst: 2010 (-5.8%). 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
$1,244
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
+8.2%
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
48
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $8,322,077.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
77.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 942 | 507 | 77.3% | 3% | $135,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Starke County, Indiana
Starke County presents a buyer-friendly market with a median listing price of $270,000 and a moderate inventory of active listings. The market is characterized by stable growth and active economic development efforts aimed at attracting investment.
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 sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 115 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.
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 Starke County Economic Development Foundation actively promotes local business opportunities and investment, supported by designated Opportunity Zones.
The local economy is supported by the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, which focuses on fostering business growth and investment opportunities.
The county provides an online assessment fact sheet for taxpayers to understand property valuation processes.
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- FunFlatables - Valparaiso4.325.6 mi
- Sherwood Forest Paintball4.827.6 mi
- Porter County Fairgrounds4.523.8 mi
- The American Factory by Journeyman Distillery4.126.7 mi
- Swan Lake Resort4.513.4 mi
- Zao Island4.526.5 mi
- LaPorte County Fairgrounds4.423.2 mi
- Tippecanoe River State Park4.610.3 mi
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- Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum4.68.7 mi
- Tri-Way Drive-In Theater3.518.8 mi
- Centennial Park4.617.1 mi
- Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum4.68.7 mi
- La Porte County Historical Society4.822.3 mi
- Fulton County Historical Society4.522.7 mi
- Northern Indiana Power From the Past4.715.4 mi
- Tippecanoe River State Park4.610.3 mi
- Centennial Park4.617.1 mi
- Mill Pond Park4.817.4 mi
- Winamac Town Park4.715.4 mi
- Culver Park Department4.711.2 mi
- Pine Lake Marina and Boat Rentals4.525.4 mi
- Fay's Marina3.925.4 mi
- Swan Lake Resort4.513.4 mi
- The Golf Club at Swan Lake Resort4.413.5 mi
- Pretty Lake Golf Club4.513.3 mi
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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 U.S. 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.
≈ $2,700/yr on a $270,000 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.