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39.90° N · 85.91° W · GEOID 1845648

McCordsville

Hancock County, Indiana · part of the Indianapolis, IN metro

IndianaMcCordsville, INMcCordsvilleMcCordsville

The short answer

McCordsville is home to 10,329 people. Median household income is $110,692 a year and median rent is $1,283 a month, 13.9% 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 $345,400, about 3.1x annual median household income.

McCordsville is defined by its growth. Population growth since 2020 is 48.5%, against 9.2% in its closest peers. Also notable: Population change sped up in the latest estimate: +11.4% from 2024 to 2025, against +7.2% a year before that.

84OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

McCordsville scores better than 84% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 25th of 132 in Indiana.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%83
Economy 20%85
Safety 20%74
Amenities 15%16
Education 10%87
Commute 10%15
Growth 5%59
Median gross rent
$1,283
6% below the median place
Median household income
$110,692
38% above the median place
Median home value
$345,400
8% above the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
44% 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 McCordsville

  • HousingHalf the homes were built after 2009, newer housing than in 97% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
  • Affordability36% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 90% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to McCordsville

Hancock County gains about 32.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,976
Moved out4,556
Net+2,420

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$64K

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

Who moves here
11.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Hancock County report $74,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$51,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,283 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,774 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $345,400.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 23.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Parkville, MO matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
11.4%
98% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
32.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.3%
32% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMcCordsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year111.4%98% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%32% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure32.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$74,5936% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$64,2039% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 13.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

McCordsville13.9%
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
$51,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.9%
32% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$98,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in McCordsville, $1,283 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like McCordsville, but easier on the budget

Places that match McCordsville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Parkville, MO918.1% vs 13.9%$69,700Compare
Polk City, IA905.7% vs 13.9%$68,300Compare
Brandon, SD8710.6% vs 13.9%$8,100Compare
Dardenne Prairie, MO8611.4% vs 13.9%$39,200Compare

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Median year built1
2009
2% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
36.5%
28% below the median place
Homeownership1
84.7%
28% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMcCordsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2836% below
Rent to income113.9%32% below
Property tax rate10.7%19% below
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.75% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5365% below
HUD area median income4County figure$110,3003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,54822% below
Median home value1$345,4008% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.5%74% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.1%9% above
Homeownership184.7%28% above
Renters paying 30%+136.5%28% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7745% below
Vacant homes1County figure2.6%63% below
Median year built120092% above
03

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%)
Works from home1
23.7%
90% above the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
28% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMcCordsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$110,69238% above
Income per person1$55,63039% above
Unemployment1County figure2.7%44% below
Average annual pay6County figure$58,51911% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure30,23380% below
Poverty rate1County figure4.7%56% below
Mean commute132 min28% above
Works from home123.7%90% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 48.5%, above the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
48.5%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Bachelor's or higher1
57.8%
80% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.6%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad4.4% −50%
High school or higher95.1% +3%
Median age37.9 −3%
No health insurance6.9% +8%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMcCordsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population110,3294054th largest
Population change since 2020748.5%above (median 1.1%)
Median age137.93% below
Bachelor's or higher157.8%80% above
High school or higher195.1%3% above
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad14.4%50% below
No health insurance16.9%8% above
Homes with broadband196.6%5% above
05

Life in McCordsville

The nearest National Park Service site is William Howard Taft National Historic Site, about 92 miles away.

14 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.8 −52%
Playgrounds per 10k19.4 2.1×
Grocery stores per 10k1.9 −8%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.8 −57%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • William Howard Taft National Historic Site 92 miles
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 97 miles
  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument 108 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.5 −30%
Shops19.8 −35%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.8 −32%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

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

Public schools14
2
78% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
92.4
200% above the median place
Public school students14
991
80% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureMcCordsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14278% below
Public school students1499180% below
Students per teacher1416.04% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure14.530% below
Shops per 10k9County figure19.835% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure13.832% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k104.852% below
Playgrounds per 10k1019.4106% above
Grocery stores per 10k101.98% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k104.857% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1192.4200% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles110below (median 2)
National Register listings12County figure148% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 111, 42% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
111
42% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
651
46% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Wildfire risk16
4.9
92% below the median place
Natural hazard risk16
44.0
52% below the median place
Heat wave risk16
45.7
49% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMcCordsvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure84°F3% below
January average low15County figure20°F20% below
Average temperature15County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation15County figure44.5 in2% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure44.052% below
Hurricane risk16County figure14.679% below
Tornado risk16County figure73.99% below
Wildfire risk16County figure4.992% below
Heat wave risk16County figure45.749% below
Median air quality index17Metro figure5426% above
Good air days17Metro figure37.5%45% below
08

McCordsville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, McCordsville does better than 81% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 56%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,283/mo (2024)$1,630/mo$1,340 to $1,990/mo+4.1%
Median household income$110,692 (2024)$139,000$117,500 to $164,500+3.9%
Median home value$345,400 (2024)$497,000$361,000 to $685,000+6.3%
Population13,094 (2025)15,94015,290 to 16,620+4.0%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

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

09

Places like McCordsville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Perrysburg, OH$1,198$111,643Compare
Johnston, IA$1,338$106,551Compare
Edmond, OK$1,344$103,183Compare
Shawnee, KS$1,322$109,940Compare
Shawnee, KSEdmond, OKJohnston, IAPerrysburg, OHMcCordsville, INMcCordsvillePerrysburgJohnstonEdmondShawneeMcCordsvillePerrysburgJohnstonEdmondShawnee

Places built like McCordsville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how McCordsville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
McCordsville, IN13.9%2.2%/yr48.5%
Waunakee, WI12.7%2.1%/yr10.1%Compare
Beckett Ridge, OH17.6%3.9%/yrn/aCompare
Avon, OH15.9%4.3%/yr3.1%Compare
Sunbury, OH18.2%7.8%/yr33.6%Compare
Rockford, MI12.4%10.5%/yr2.2%Compare
Harrison, WI14.0%2.5%/yr16.7%Compare

Common questions

Is McCordsville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 84 out of 100, better than 84% of the places we rate and 25th of 132 in Indiana. Half the homes were built after 2009, newer housing than in 97% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. 36% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 90% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 86 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is McCordsville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.9% 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 $345,400.

What salary do you need to live in McCordsville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is McCordsville safe?

There were 111 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to McCordsville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Perrysburg, OH, Johnston, IA, Edmond, OK and Shawnee, KS.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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 McCordsville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for McCordsville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mccordsville-indiana

Citytistics. “McCordsville, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mccordsville-indiana/

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