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40.34° N · 86.96° W · GEOID 1868868

Shadeland

Tippecanoe County, Indiana · part of the Lafayette, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Shadeland is home to 1,921 people. Median household income is $82,708 a year and median rent is $1,121 a month, 16.3% 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 $270,000, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,121
18% below the median place
Median household income
$82,708
3% above the median place
Median home value
$270,000
15% below the median place
Unemployment
2.2%
55% 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 Shadeland

  • Unemployment averaged 2.2% over the survey period, lower than in 96% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 110 hours a year commuting, less than in 91% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.5% a year while household income rose 2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 86% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 82 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Shadeland

Tippecanoe County loses about 13.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,605
Moved out9,475
Net−1,870

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Marion County, IN350552−202
Cook County, IL317371−54
Carroll County, IN236364−128
White County, IN234346−112
Benton County, IN158257−99

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$56K
Leavers$58K

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

Who moves here
12.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tippecanoe County report $55,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,300.
Income you would need
$44,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,121 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,533 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $270,000.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 15.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hartford, WI matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-13.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
5.5%
178% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
12.2%
113% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureShadelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure12.2%113% above
Moved from another state1County figure5.5%178% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-13.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$55,61721% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$58,31117% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.5%, 42% below the median place.

Shadeland16.3%
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
$44,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.3%
20% below the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
14% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$71,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Shadeland, $1,121 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Shadeland, but easier on the budget

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

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Milton, WI13.0% vs 16.3%$6,000Compare
Rothschild, WI13.2% vs 16.3%$7,500Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
42% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,420
56% below the median place
Homeownership1
81.2%
22% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureShadelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,12118% below
Rent to income116.3%20% below
Property tax rate10.5%42% below
Home price to income13.3x14% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.47% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,27321% below
HUD area median income4County figure$100,0007% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,42056% below
Median home value1$270,00015% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.6%17% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure58.4%13% above
Homeownership181.2%22% above
Renters paying 30%+147.5%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,53318% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.0%15% below
Median year built119840% 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%)
Unemployment1
2.2%
55% below the median place
Mean commute1
17 min
31% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home15.6% +25%
Median household income$82,708 +3%
Income per person$41,102 +3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureShadelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$82,7083% above
Income per person1$41,1023% above
Unemployment12.2%55% below
Average annual pay6County figure$62,0876% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.5%59% below
Jobs6County figure91,93639% below
Poverty rate1County figure19.2%78% above
Mean commute117 min31% below
Works from home115.6%25% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 4.5%, 290% above the median place.

Population change since 20207
4.5%
290% above the median place
No health insurance1
7.8%
22% above the median place
Household size1
2.6
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband93.3% +1%
Bachelor's or higher29.9% −7%
Median age39.2 +1%
High school or higher92.2% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureShadelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,9216646th largest
Population change since 202074.5%290% above
Median age139.21% above
Bachelor's or higher129.9%7% below
High school or higher192.2%0% below
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad1County figure12.3%40% above
No health insurance17.8%22% above
Homes with broadband193.3%1% above
05

Life in Shadeland

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.4 +2%
Playgrounds per 10k31.2 3.3×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.2 −53%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −60%
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 bars22.3 +7%
Shops28.0 −8%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.8 −2%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Public school students12
23,655
383% above the median place
Public schools12
37
311% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k9
1.9
17% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureShadelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure37311% above
Public school students12County figure23,655383% above
Students per teacher12County figure15.72% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k9County figure28.08% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.82% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k1010.42% above
Playgrounds per 10k1031.2232% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k105.253% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.860% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure52300% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 29.0, 53% 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 Shadeland. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
29.0
53% below the median place
January average low13
18°F
29% below the median place
Median air quality index15
39
9% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureShadelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F3% below
January average low13County figure18°F29% below
Average temperature13County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure40.8 in7% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure81.811% below
Hurricane risk14County figure43.638% below
Tornado risk14County figure83.32% above
Wildfire risk14County figure29.053% below
Heat wave risk14County figure85.95% below
Median air quality index15County figure399% below
Good air days15County figure70.3%3% above
08

Shadeland in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,121/mo (2024)$1,450/mo$1,190 to $1,760/mo+4.3%
Median household income$82,708 (2024)$104,500$88,000 to $123,500+3.9%
Median home value$270,000 (2024)$388,000$282,000 to $535,000+6.2%
Population1,841 (2025)1,8901,820 to 1,970+0.6%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

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

09

Places like Shadeland

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

PlaceRentIncome
Hartford, WI$1,110$82,014Compare
Lebanon, OH$1,090$83,685Compare
Woodstock, IL$1,212$82,758Compare
Miamisburg, OH$1,132$82,900Compare
Miamisburg, OHWoodstock, ILLebanon, OHHartford, WIShadeland, INShadelandHartfordLebanonWoodstockMiamisburgShadelandHartfordLebanonWoodstock

Common questions

Is Shadeland a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 2.2% over the survey period, lower than in 96% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 110 hours a year commuting, less than in 91% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Shadeland expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.3% 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 $270,000.

What salary do you need to live in Shadeland?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Shadeland?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hartford, WI, Lebanon, OH, Woodstock, IL and Miamisburg, 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. 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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Shadeland with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Shadeland itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/shadeland-indiana

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

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