Name: North Terre Haute, IN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to North Terre Haute

Vigo County loses about 1.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,982

Moved out4,100

Net−118

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clay County, IN419392+27

Marion County, IN222306−84

Vermillion County, IN236251−15

Sullivan County, IN214217−3

Parke County, IN151157−6

Hendricks County, IN89101−12

Clark County, IL8385−2

Putnam County, IN93

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals

56%44%

Leavers

55%45%

Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$48K

Leavers$55K

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

Who moves here: 8.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Vigo County report $48,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $27,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $695 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,185 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $152,900.
Getting to work: 20 minutes each way on average; 5.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: St. Marys, PA matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in7
$48,299
32% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$54,614
22% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
8.0%
40% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	North Terre Haute	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	8.0%	40% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.8%	39% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-1.5	150% below
Income of households moving in7County figure	$48,299	32% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$54,614	22% below

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $695, 49% below the median place.

North Terre Haute15.3%

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

$27,800

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

15.3%

25% below the median place

Home price to income

2.8x

26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

15%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$49,000

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Terre Haute, $695 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like North Terre Haute, 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
Rainsville, AL	8.4% vs 15.3%	n/a	Compare
Twin Lakes, WI	12.1% vs 15.3%	$25,500	Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,185
37% below the median place
Median home value1
$152,900
52% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,308
60% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	North Terre Haute	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$695	49% below
Rent to income1	15.3%	25% below
Property tax rate1	0.9%	5% below
Home price to income1	2.8x	26% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	87.8	13% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,164	28% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$71,400	33% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,308	60% below
Median home value1	$152,900	52% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.7%	110% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	52.9%	3% above
Homeownership1	73.0%	10% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	56.5%	12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,185	37% below
Vacant homes1County figure	9.6%	36% above
Median year built1	1969	0% 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%)
Median household income1
$54,640
32% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
19% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	North Terre Haute	Vs median
Median household income1	$54,640	32% below
Income per person1	$36,163	10% below
Unemployment1County figure	5.7%	17% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$54,994	17% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.5%	5% below
Jobs6County figure	46,897	69% below
Poverty rate1	15.7%	45% above
Mean commute1	20 min	19% below
Works from home1County figure	5.5%	56% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 52.6, 35% above the median place.

Median age1
52.6
35% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
13% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.4%
40% below the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	North Terre Haute	Vs median
Population1	4,534	6646th largest
Median age1	52.6	35% above
Bachelor's or higher1	19.4%	40% below
High school or higher1	94.1%	2% above
Household size1	2.2	13% below
Born abroad1County figure	3.1%	65% below
No health insurance1County figure	7.9%	23% above
Homes with broadband1	89.5%	3% below

Life in North Terre Haute

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Markle House and Mill Site listed 1979

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

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 bars23.4 +13%

Shops36.9 +22%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%

Doctors' offices and clinics24.8 +23%

Child care centers3.6 +57%

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

Child care centers per 10k8
3.6
57% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
36.9
22% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
24.8
23% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	North Terre Haute	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	27	200% above
Public school students11County figure	13,416	174% above
Students per teacher11County figure	13.6	12% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	23.4	12% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	36.9	22% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.0	2% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	24.8	23% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	3.6	57% above
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10	1	92% below

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 27.0, 56% 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 North Terre Haute. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
27.0
56% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
42.4
40% below the median place
January average low12
21°F
18% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	North Terre Haute	Vs median
July average high12County figure	86°F	1% below
January average low12County figure	21°F	18% below
Average temperature12County figure	54°F	2% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	43.6 in	0% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	83.2	10% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	42.4	40% below
Tornado risk13County figure	83.2	2% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	27.0	56% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	83.2	8% below
Median air quality index14County figure	45	5% above
Good air days14County figure	59.7%	13% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 5.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 5.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 54.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$48,700

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 18% of places

Pay vs rent

+2.1 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 78% 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

North Terre Haute in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% 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	$695/mo (2024)	$870/mo	$710 to $1,060/mo	+3.7%
Median household income	$54,640 (2024)	$68,500	$58,000 to $81,000	+3.8%
Median home value	$152,900 (2024)	$222,000	$161,000 to $306,000	+6.4%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

Places like North Terre Haute

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

Place	Rent	Income
St. Marys, PA	$762	$67,167	Compare
Houghton Lake, MI	$827	$50,305	Compare
Benson, AZ	$783	$49,346	Compare
Bath, NY	$735	$47,150	Compare

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Common questions

Is North Terre Haute a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $695 a month, lower than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Indiana places. The median resident is 52.6 years old, older than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest 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 North Terre Haute expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.3% 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 $152,900.

What salary do you need to live in North Terre Haute?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Terre Haute?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are St. Marys, PA, Houghton Lake, MI, Benson, AZ and Bath, NY.

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
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
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).

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