The typical owner-occupied home in Leiters Ford is worth about $331,400, 52% above the Indiana median of $218,200 and about the same as the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $43,798 a year, so the median home costs 7.6 times the median income (3.0 times for Indiana). 100% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 7% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Leiters Ford at a glance
| Leiters Ford | Indiana | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $331,400 | $218,200 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $1,614 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $43,798 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 100% | 71% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 7% | 64% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | – | $1,404 | $1,963 |
| Median rent | – | $1,062 | $1,413 |
| Median year homes were built | 1975 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 0.0% | 8.8% | 10.1% |
| Population | 183 | 6,851,073 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Leiters Ford
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Leiters Ford home of $331,400 with 20% down costs about $2,225 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $2,777, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $95,372 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 61% of the median Leiters Ford household income of $43,798; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $152,000.
| Down payment | $66,280 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $265,120 |
| Principal and interest | $1,783 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $304 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $138 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $2,225 |
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| Down payment | $11,599 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $325,398 |
| Principal and interest | $2,189 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $304 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $138 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $147 |
| Total per month | $2,777 |
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Questions about home buying in Leiters Ford
What is the median home value in Leiters Ford?
About $331,400 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
What income do you need to buy a home in Leiters Ford?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $2,225 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $95,372 a year.
More about Leiters Ford
- Mortgage Refinance in Leiters Ford
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data