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39.78° N · 86.05° W · GEOID 1880234

Warren Park

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

Limited data population under 5,000

IndianaWarren Park, INWarren ParkWarren Park

The short answer

Warren Park is home to 1,599 people. Median household income is $42,906 a year and median rent is $952 a month, 26.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $185,800, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$952
30% below the median place
Median household income
$42,906
47% below the median place
Median home value
$185,800
42% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
3% above 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 Warren Park

  • Renters occupy 62% of homes, more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Indiana places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $32,400 a year left, less than in 96% of places its size.
  • Households average 1.99 people, smaller than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 132 Indiana places.
  • The median resident is 47.5 years old, older than in 87% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • The median rent takes 26.6% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Warren Park

Marion County loses about 10.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in41,414
Moved out49,049
Net−7,635

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hamilton County, IN4,3996,506−2,107
Hendricks County, IN3,4475,406−1,959
Johnson County, IN3,6364,706−1,070
Hancock County, IN1,2242,569−1,345
Morgan County, IN8901,584−694
Boone County, IN7491,526−777
Cook County, IL899956−57

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$66K

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

Who moves here
6.0% 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 Marion County report $55,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$38,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $952 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,449 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $185,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 18.8% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Mountain Home, AR matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-10.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8
$55,233
22% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWarren ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.0%4% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-10.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$55,23322% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$66,4016% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 38.0%, 43% below the median place.

Warren Park26.6%
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
$38,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.6%
30% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
14% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$32,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Warren Park, $952 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 Warren Park, 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
Adams, MA22.8% vs 26.6%$5,400Compare
Geneva, OH18.1% vs 26.6%$12,800Compare
Prairie du Chien, WI17.6% vs 26.6%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
38.0%
43% below the median place
Vacant homes1
15.0%
112% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
62.6%
24% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWarren ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$95230% below
Rent to income126.6%30% above
Property tax rate10.9%1% above
Home price to income14.3x14% above
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$1,71248% below
Median home value1$185,80042% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.4%7% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure47.8%7% below
Homeownership138.0%43% below
Renters paying 30%+162.6%24% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,44923% below
Vacant homes115.0%112% above
Median year built119631% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $42,906, 47% below the median place.

Median household income1
$42,906
47% below the median place
Poverty rate1
19.2%
78% above the median place
Works from home1
18.8%
51% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWarren ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$42,90647% below
Income per person1$46,40616% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%3% above
Average annual pay6County figure$80,64222% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.9%59% above
Jobs6County figure625,109315% above
Poverty rate119.2%78% above
Mean commute122 min11% below
Works from home118.8%51% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%49% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.0, 20% below the median place.

Household size1
2.0
20% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
81.9%
11% below the median place
Median age1
47.5
22% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureWarren ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5996646th largest
Population change since 202071.5%29% above
Median age147.522% above
Bachelor's or higher119.6%39% below
High school or higher186.0%7% below
Household size12.020% below
Born abroad1County figure12.6%43% above
No health insurance1County figure8.8%38% above
Homes with broadband181.9%11% below
05

Life in Warren Park

274 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks.

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 10k18.8 +68%
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 bars22.8 +10%
Shops29.3 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.0 −1%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

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

Public school students12
160,640
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
255
above the median place (median 9)
Child care centers per 10k9
2.9
26% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWarren ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure255above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure160,640above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.93% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.810% above
Shops per 10k9County figure29.33% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure20.01% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1018.868% above
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)
National Register listings11County figure274above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.0, 22% above 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 Warren Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk14
99.0
22% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
22.3
64% below the median place
Median air quality index15
54
26% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWarren ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F3% below
January average low13County figure20°F21% below
Average temperature13County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation13County figure43.4 in1% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure97.55% above
Hurricane risk14County figure34.152% below
Tornado risk14County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk14County figure22.364% below
Heat wave risk14County figure98.710% above
Median air quality index15County figure5426% above
Good air days15County figure40.0%42% below
08

Warren Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% 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$952/mo (2024)$1,210/mo$990 to $1,480/mo+4.1%
Median household income$42,906 (2024)$55,000$46,500 to $65,000+4.2%
Median home value$185,800 (2024)$263,000$191,000 to $362,000+6.0%
Population1,509 (2025)1,5301,470 to 1,600+0.3%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

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

09

Places like Warren Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Mountain Home, AR$865$41,274Compare
Sebring, FL$1,019$44,184Compare
Washington, NC$856$40,186Compare
Jeannette, PA$863$49,188Compare
Jeannette, PAWashington, NCSebring, FLMountain Home, ARWarren Park, INWarren ParkMountain HomeSebringWashingtonJeannetteWarren ParkMountain HomeSebringWashingtonJeannette

Common questions

Is Warren Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Renters occupy 62% of homes, more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Indiana places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $32,400 a year left, less than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 1 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Warren Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $185,800.

What salary do you need to live in Warren Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Warren Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mountain Home, AR, Sebring, FL, Washington, NC and Jeannette, PA.

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

Citytistics. “Warren Park, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/warren-park-indiana/

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