Name: Grissom AFB, IN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Grissom AFB

Cass County loses about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,493

Moved out1,512

Net−19

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Howard County, IN235242−7

Miami County, IN233238−5

Tippecanoe County, IN9780+17

Carroll County, IN8257+25

Fulton County, IN4483−39

White County, IN6951+18

Marion County, IN4370−27

Hamilton County, IN32

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals

71%29%

Leavers

77%23%

Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$41K

Leavers$40K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cass County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 12.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Cass County report $41,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $39,600.
Income you would need: $35,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $878 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,005 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $79,000.
Getting to work: 24 minutes each way on average; 4.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Hereford, TX matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
12.1%
111% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.3%
65% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$39,639
44% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Grissom AFB	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	12.1%	111% above
Moved from another state1	3.3%	65% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	-0.6	0% above
Income of households moving in6County figure	$41,263	42% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$39,639	44% below

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $199, 94% below the median place.

Grissom AFB19.1%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$35,120

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.1%

6% below the median place

Home price to income

1.4x

62% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$44,500

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Like Grissom AFB, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Olivarez, TX	16.0% vs 19.1%	n/a	Compare
Murillo, TX	12.7% vs 19.1%	n/a	Compare
Port LaBelle, FL	15.7% vs 19.1%	n/a	Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$199
94% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.3%
73% below the median place
Homeownership1
24.9%
63% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Grissom AFB	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$878	36% below
Rent to income1	19.1%	6% below
Property tax rate1	0.3%	73% below
Home price to income1	1.4x	62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,014	37% below
HUD area median income3County figure	$74,500	31% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$199	94% below
Median home value1	$79,000	75% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	4.4%	39% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	61.1%	19% above
Homeownership1	24.9%	63% below
Renters paying 30%+1	34.8%	31% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,005	46% below
Vacant homes1County figure	8.2%	17% above
Median year built1	1960	1% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$26,778
33% below the median place
Unemployment1
7.5%
53% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$55,104 −31%

Poverty rate14.4% +34%

Mean commute24 min −2%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Grissom AFB	Vs median
Median household income1	$55,104	31% below
Income per person1	$26,778	33% below
Unemployment1	7.5%	53% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$51,142	22% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	5.5%	49% above
Jobs5County figure	14,390	90% below
Poverty rate1	14.4%	34% above
Mean commute1	24 min	2% below
Works from home1County figure	4.1%	67% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 28.1, 28% below the median place.

Median age1
28.1
28% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
11.6%
64% below the median place
Household size1
3.0
18% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband90.9% −2%

High school or higher90.6% −2%

No health insurance6.3% −2%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Grissom AFB	Vs median
Population1	2,977	6646th largest
Median age1	28.1	28% below
Bachelor's or higher1	11.6%	64% below
High school or higher1	90.6%	2% below
Household size1	3.0	18% above
Born abroad1County figure	10.2%	16% above
No health insurance1	6.3%	2% below
Homes with broadband1	90.9%	2% below

Life in Grissom AFB

16 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.4 +32%

Playgrounds per 10k13.4 +43%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.4 −70%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.8 −10%

Shops27.3 −10%

Arts, recreation and fitness1.6 −61%

Doctors' offices and clinics10.6 −48%

Child care centers1.3 −43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.6
61% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.3
43% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
10.6
48% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Grissom AFB	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	15	67% above
Public school students10County figure	6,669	36% above
Students per teacher10County figure	15.1	2% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	18.8	10% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	27.3	10% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	1.6	61% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	10.6	48% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	1.3	43% below
Parks per 10k8	13.4	32% above
Playgrounds per 10k8	13.4	43% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	3.4	70% below
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	16	23% above

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 11.1, 82% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Grissom AFB. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
11.1
82% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
56.8
39% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
63.3
30% below the median place

All 9 weather and risk measures

Measure	Grissom AFB	Vs median
July average high11County figure	84°F	3% below
January average low11County figure	18°F	29% below
Average temperature11County figure	51°F	7% below
Annual precipitation11County figure	41.0 in	6% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure	56.8	39% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	33.8	52% below
Tornado risk12County figure	60.4	26% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	11.1	82% below
Heat wave risk12County figure	63.3	30% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 7.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 8.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 33.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+0.1 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 53% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Grissom AFB in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$878/mo (2024)	$1,100/mo	$910 to $1,350/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$55,104 (2024)	$68,500	$58,000 to $81,000	+3.7%
Median home value	$79,000 (2024)	$111,000	$81,000 to $154,000	+5.9%

The median home would be worth 1.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Grissom AFB

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Hereford, TX	$953	$56,868	Compare
Donna, TX	$806	$40,438	Compare
Homestead Meadows South, TX	$865	$49,327	Compare
Olivarez, TX	$860	$64,599	Compare

Nearby

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Common questions

Is Grissom AFB a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 132 Indiana places. Renters occupy 75% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 132 Indiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 64 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Grissom AFB expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $79,000.

What salary do you need to live in Grissom AFB?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Grissom AFB?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hereford, TX, Donna, TX, Homestead Meadows South, TX and Olivarez, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “Grissom AFB, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/grissom-afb-indiana/

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