Housing data for Ligonier, IN
Ligonier, IN has an estimated 4,347 residents and 1,556 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Noble County.
48.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $852 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,347 (±520)
- Housing units
- 1,556 (±237)
- Households that rent
- 48.0%
- Median gross rent
- $852
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −6.6%
What stands out in Ligonier
Households that rent: 48.0% (±10.0 points) in Ligonier, higher than in Noble County (22.9%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 21.1% (±8.2 points) in Ligonier, higher than in Noble County (7.8%).
Median home value: $110,000 (±$19,738) in Ligonier, lower than in Noble County ($196,800).
Households that moved in since 2020: 31.0% (±9.8 points) in Ligonier, higher than in Noble County (20.9%).
- Renters and owners in Ligonier
- Types of homes in Ligonier
- Home values in Ligonier
- How long people stay in Ligonier
Housing in Ligonier at a glance
- Median rent: $852 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $842 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 43.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 48.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $59,359 median household income
- Home values: $110,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,144 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $942 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 21.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 56.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 58.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 11.9% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 58.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 25.1 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 64 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −6.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 31.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Ligonier against Noble County, its state and the nation
| Ligonier | Noble County | Indiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,347 (±520) | 47,495 (exact) | 6,851,073 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,556 (±237) | 20,297 (±41) | 2,976,568 (±617) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 48.0% (±10.0 points) | 22.9% (±2.6 points) | 29.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $852 (±$46) | $832 (±$32) | $1,062 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $59,359 (±$7,458) | $71,723 (±$2,416) | $71,957 (±$352) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $110,000 (±$19,738) | $196,800 (±$10,297) | $218,200 (±$739) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $942 (±$242) | $1,310 (±$65) | $1,614 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 58.8% (±11.7 points) | 54.1% (±3.7 points) | 55.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 25.1 minutes (±3.7) | 26.1 minutes (±1.4) | 24.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 83.6% (±7.2 points) | 86.3% (±2.0 points) | 89.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 27.9 years (±2.2) | 39.4 years (±0.6) | 38.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Ligonier covers 2.9 square miles of land, about 1,515 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Ligonier has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,654 (±305) | 4,347 (±520) | −6.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,710 (±166) | 1,556 (±237) | −9.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $697 (±$161) | $852 (±$46) | +22.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $75,200 (±$8,667) | $110,000 (±$19,738) | +46.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $47,730 (±$7,739) | $59,359 (±$7,458) | +24.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $874 (±$55) | $1,144 (±$319) | +30.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $632 (±$99) | $942 (±$242) | +49.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 28.6% (±8.1 points) | 48.0% (±10.0 points) | +19.4 percentage points | Measurable increase |
| Rental vacancy rate | 6.6% (±9.6 points) | 11.9% (±9.3 points) | +5.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Ligonier
In 2025, the Ligonier Police Department reported 64 violent and 492 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Noble County, the departments that report recorded 102 violent and 331 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Ligonier
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township (Noble County) | 1.2 mi | $860 | $176,600 | 31.7% |
| Cromwell | 4.1 mi | $938 | $123,100 | 56.5% |
| Sparta Township (Noble County) | 4.6 mi | $894 | $160,500 | 17.3% |
| Enchanted Hills | 5.4 mi | $1,131 | $197,000 | 18.7% |
| Topeka | 5.9 mi | $916 | $141,700 | 33.3% |
| Elkhart Township (Noble County) | 6.3 mi | — | $266,900 | 6.6% |
| Benton Township (Elkhart County) | 6.5 mi | $972 | $248,200 | 14.7% |
| Eden Township | 6.9 mi | $910 | $434,200 | 13.4% |
Places in Indiana most like Ligonier
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendallville | $821 | $133,200 | $58,939 | 38.2% |
| Vevay | $709 | $133,800 | $45,962 | 51.1% |
| Cromwell | $938 | $123,100 | $48,698 | 56.5% |
| Plymouth | $957 | $131,800 | $58,623 | 42.2% |
| Adams Township (Allen County) | $891 | $156,400 | $60,041 | 35.2% |
| Michigan City | $967 | $143,100 | $53,089 | 41.2% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Indiana.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Ligonier, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $765 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,219 | $1,710 |
HUD income limits for Ligonier, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,200 | $30,350 | $48,550 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,700 | $55,500 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,050 | $62,450 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,350 | $69,350 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,850 | $74,900 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,300 | $80,450 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,800 | $86,000 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $57,250 | $91,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Noble County, IN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $86,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Ligonier
What is the average rent in Ligonier, IN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ligonier is $852 (±$46) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Ligonier?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Ligonier, IN is $497 (±$329) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Ligonier rent-burdened?
43.7% of renting households in Ligonier pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Ligonier?
Ligonier has an estimated 657 (±211) renting households, 48.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Ligonier?
The median household income in Ligonier is $59,359 (±$7,458) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Ligonier, IN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $110,000 (±$19,738) for owner-occupied homes in Ligonier (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Ligonier growing?
In Ligonier, the number of residents went from 4,654 in 2015–2019 to 4,347 in 2020–2024 (−6.6%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ligonier city, Indiana
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ligonier city, Indiana
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ligonier city, Indiana
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ligonier city, Indiana
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ligonier city, Indiana
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ligonier city, Indiana
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ligonier city, Indiana
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Noble County, IN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Noble County, IN
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Ligonier Police Department (ORI IN0570200)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Ligonier city, Indiana (place:43686, in state:18).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .