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39.96° N · 86.96° W · GEOID 1841211

Lake Holiday

Montgomery County, Indiana · part of the Crawfordsville, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Lake Holiday is home to 845 people. Median household income is $109,306 a year and median rent is $858 a month, 9.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $291,100, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$858
37% below the median place
Median household income
$109,306
36% above the median place
Median home value
$291,100
9% below the median place
Unemployment
3.3%
32% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lake Holiday

  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 124 Indiana places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 103 Indiana places.
  • The median rent takes only 9.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 132 Indiana places.
  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 50.1 years old, older than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
01

Moving to Lake Holiday

Montgomery County gains about 5.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,588
Moved out1,424
Net+164

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Fountain County, IN88135−47
Parke County, IN5039+11

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$53K

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

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Montgomery County report $52,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,300.
Income you would need
$34,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $858 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,629 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $291,100.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 7.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Chesterland, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$52,837
25% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$53,313
24% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.4%6% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure5.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$52,83725% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$53,31324% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Lake Holiday9.4%
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
$34,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.4%
54% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
30% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$98,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
96.7%
46% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
31% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$85837% below
Rent to income19.4%54% below
Property tax rate10.6%31% below
Home price to income12.7x30% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,04635% below
HUD area median income3County figure$96,60010% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,83744% below
Median home value1$291,1009% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.3%68% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure55.3%7% above
Homeownership196.7%46% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.0%15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,62913% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 0.0%, below the median place (median 10.8%).

Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$55,220
38% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$109,30636% above
Income per person1$55,22038% above
Unemployment1County figure3.3%32% below
Average annual pay5County figure$59,9789% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs5County figure15,98489% below
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute1County figure23 min8% below
Works from home1County figure7.4%40% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age50.1 +28%
High school or higher95.8% +4%
Household size2.8 +10%
Bachelor's or higher39.4% +23%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18456646th largest
Median age150.128% above
Bachelor's or higher139.4%23% above
High school or higher195.8%4% above
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Lake Holiday

23 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.6 −1%
Shops33.7 +11%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.1 −49%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.3 −4%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.1
49% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
33.7
11% above the median place
Public schools9
17
89% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1789% above
Public school students9County figure6,26128% above
Students per teacher9County figure14.84% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.61% below
Shops per 10k7County figure33.711% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.149% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure19.34% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.19% below
National Register listings8County figure2377% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 11.4, 81% 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 Lake Holiday. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk11
11.4
81% below the median place
Natural hazard risk11
41.0
56% below the median place
Heat wave risk11
53.7
40% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure84°F3% below
January average low10County figure18°F28% below
Average temperature10County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation10County figure42.7 in3% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure41.056% below
Hurricane risk11County figure31.256% below
Tornado risk11County figure48.441% below
Wildfire risk11County figure11.481% below
Heat wave risk11County figure53.740% below
08

Lake Holiday in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$109,306 (2024)$139,500$118,000 to $165,500+4.2%
Median home value$291,100 (2024)$426,000$309,000 to $587,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

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

09

Places like Lake Holiday

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

PlaceRentIncome
Chesterland, OH$839$107,898Compare
Economy, PA$1,009$95,313Compare
Canfield, OH$788$97,439Compare
Kirtland, OH$874$110,455Compare
Kirtland, OHCanfield, OHEconomy, PAChesterland, OHLake Holiday, INLake HolidayChesterlandKirtlandLake HolidayChesterlandEconomyKirtland

Common questions

Is Lake Holiday a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 124 Indiana places. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 103 Indiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 100 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake Holiday expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.4% 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 $291,100.

What salary do you need to live in Lake Holiday?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake Holiday?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Chesterland, OH, Economy, PA, Canfield, OH and Kirtland, OH.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. 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).

What stands out compares Lake Holiday with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lake Holiday itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lake-holiday-indiana

Citytistics. “Lake Holiday, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lake-holiday-indiana/

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