Metro area · CBSA 21780
Evansville
The Evansville, IN metro area has 270,494 people. Median rent is $986, 17.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Vanderburgh County at $1,127. Of the 16 places we track here, Elberfeld has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$68,232
Median home value
$204,000
Unemployment
3.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,127
HUD, Vanderburgh County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville | 116,116 | $975 | 21.9% |
| Boonville | 6,702 | $873 | 16.5% |
| Mount Vernon | 6,400 | $783 | 15.1% |
| Highland | 5,114 | $1,695 | 20.8% |
| Chandler | 3,978 | $990 | 15.9% |
| Newburgh | 3,395 | $942 | 15.0% |
| Melody Hill | 3,243 | $1,091 | 13.9% |
| Darmstadt | 1,508 | $985 | 11.0% |
| Poseyville | 1,270 | $726 | 13.9% |
| Lynnville | 981 | $807 | 15.3% |
| Elberfeld | 971 | $625 | 7.1% |
| St. Wendel | 923 | $985 | 13.7% |
| New Harmony | 845 | $1,014 | 21.0% |
| Cynthiana | 716 | $775 | 12.5% |
| Wadesville | 672 | $782 | 12.0% |
| Parkers Settlement | 605 | $782 | 10.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.