Housing data for Mount Summit, IN
Mount Summit, IN has an estimated 713 residents and 389 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Henry County.
10.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $875 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 713 (±223)
- Housing units
- 389 (±200)
- Households that rent
- 10.9%
- Median gross rent
- $875
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +42.0%
What stands out in Mount Summit
Households that rent: 10.9% (±8.7 points) in Mount Summit, lower than in Henry County (23.8%).
Median home value: $214,100 (±$25,249) in Mount Summit, higher than in Henry County ($154,400).
Households that moved in since 2020: 8.3% (±8.1 points) in Mount Summit, lower than in Henry County (19.1%).
Households without a vehicle: 0.5% (±1.1 points) in Mount Summit, lower than in Henry County (5.7%).
Housing in Mount Summit at a glance
- Median rent: $875 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 21.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 10.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $214,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $959 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $725 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 2.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Bedrooms: 39.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 37.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 83.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 28.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +42.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 8.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Mount Summit against Henry County, its state and the nation
| Mount Summit | Henry County | Indiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 713 (±223) | 48,970 (exact) | 6,851,073 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 389 (±200) | 20,996 (±54) | 2,976,568 (±617) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 10.9% (±8.7 points) | 23.8% (±2.0 points) | 29.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $875 (±$141) | $820 (±$29) | $1,062 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | — | $63,150 (±$2,842) | $71,957 (±$352) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $214,100 (±$25,249) | $154,400 (±$7,343) | $218,200 (±$739) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $725 (±$59) | $1,124 (±$55) | $1,614 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 37.1% (±21.0 points) | 75.4% (±3.6 points) | 55.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 28.2 minutes (±5.6) | 25.8 minutes (±1.3) | 24.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.9% (±4.8 points) | 88.7% (±1.6 points) | 89.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 59.9 years (±34.0) | 42.2 years (±0.6) | 38.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Mount Summit covers 0.2 square miles of land, about 3,461 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Mount Summit has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 502 (±119) | 713 (±223) | +42.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 205 (±51) | 389 (±200) | +89.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $766 (±$32) | $875 (±$141) | +14.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $85,300 (±$7,314) | $214,100 (±$25,249) | +151.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $944 (±$67) | $959 (±$18) | +1.6% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $900 (±$156) | $725 (±$59) | −19.4% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 20.4% (±10.5 points) | 10.9% (±8.7 points) | −9.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±45.2 points) | 0.0% (±49.2 points) | 0.0 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 Henry County
Mount Summit has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Henry County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Henry County recorded 59 violent and 506 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Mount Summit
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47361 | 100% | 271 | $929 | $154,500 | $53,333 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Mount Summit
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township (Henry County) | 1.6 mi | $694 | $195,000 | 5.7% |
| Jefferson Township (Henry County) | 2.7 mi | $682 | $167,700 | 11.9% |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.9 mi | $993 | $139,300 | 10.8% |
| Springport | 3.0 mi | — | $85,900 | 14.3% |
| New Castle | 5.9 mi | $781 | $98,000 | 38.5% |
| Henry Township (Henry County) | 6.0 mi | $775 | $126,400 | 32.7% |
| Cadiz | 6.5 mi | $920 | $105,600 | 12.5% |
| Blue River Township (Henry County) | 6.9 mi | $1,077 | $183,300 | 21.1% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Mount Summit, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $805 | $810 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,333 |
HUD income limits for Mount Summit, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,850 | $29,700 | $47,500 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,950 | $54,300 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,200 | $61,100 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,400 | $67,850 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,800 | $73,300 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,200 | $78,750 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $52,600 | $84,150 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,000 | $89,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Henry County, IN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $81,300.
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 Mount Summit
What is the average home value in Mount Summit, IN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $214,100 (±$25,249) for owner-occupied homes in Mount Summit (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Mount Summit?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mount Summit, IN is $959 (±$18) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Mount Summit?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Mount Summit, IN is $725 (±$59) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Mount Summit?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Mount Summit, used by 83.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Mount Summit growing?
In Mount Summit, the number of residents went from 502 in 2015–2019 to 713 in 2020–2024 (+42.0%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Mount Summit?
The ZIP code that covers Mount Summit is 47361.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 47361?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 47361 is $929 (±$82) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Summit town, Indiana
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Summit town, Indiana
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Summit town, Indiana
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Summit town, Indiana
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Summit town, Indiana
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Summit town, Indiana
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Summit town, Indiana
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Henry County, IN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Henry County, IN
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- 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 Mount Summit town, Indiana (place:51714, 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 .