IN area data
Thayer, IN
Thayer, IN.
Population: 212 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 367.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $267,500
- Median list price
- $302,450
- Median days on market
- 3 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.2%
- Active listings
- 2
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,270/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,600/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 93.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 43.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Indiana Dunes National Park (35 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Blackhawk Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Porter County Municipal Airport (VPZ) (26 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 32
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.6 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,968
- Median annual property tax
- $1,802
- Households with broadband internet
- 47.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,561
- Average weekly wage
- $929
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 26
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