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Buying a home in Flat Rock, Indiana

The typical owner-occupied home in Flat Rock is worth about $135,300, 38% below the Indiana median of $218,200 and 59% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $59,000 a year, so the median home costs 2.3 times the median income (3.0 times for Indiana). 66% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 61% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Flat Rock at a glance

Flat Rock Indiana U.S.
Median home value $135,300 $218,200 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $1,614 $3,119
Median household income $59,000 $71,957 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 66% 71% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 61% 64% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $1,404 $1,963
Median rent – $1,062 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1940 1976 1980
Vacant homes 0.0% 8.8% 10.1%
Population 121 6,851,073 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Flat Rock

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Flat Rock home of $135,300 with 20% down costs about $909 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,134, 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 $38,937 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 18% of the median Flat Rock household income of $59,000; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $205,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$27,060
Loan amount$108,240
Principal and interest$728
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$124
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
PMI$0
Total per month$909

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$4,736
Loan amount$132,849
Principal and interest$894
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$124
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
FHA mortgage insurance$60
Total per month$1,134

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Questions about home buying in Flat Rock

What is the median home value in Flat Rock?

About $135,300 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 Flat Rock?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $909 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $38,937 a year.

More about Flat Rock

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