Cost of living in Austin, Indiana
Austin, Indiana has about 3,818 people. Typical rent is $677 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $31,520 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $677 a month.
Austin is a city in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $31,520 a year.
- People
- 3,818
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $677
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $31,520
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $86,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,047
- Scott County, IN
Austin, Indiana has about 3,818 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $86,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Scott County is $1,047 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Austin. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Indiana's prices sit at 93.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Indiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Austin's exact store tax.
Some places in Indiana add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.35% of income. That is not a Austin bill.
In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Austin's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Indiana in the table we use.
Among 320 places we list in Indiana with a rent figure, 304 have higher typical rent than Austin.
Nearby places
- Crothersville
Typical rent $1,034
Compare with Austin - Scottsburg
Typical rent $831
Compare with Austin - Henryville
Typical rent $810
Compare with Austin - Seymour
Typical rent $1,011
Compare with Austin - Brownstown
Typical rent $658
Compare with Austin - Salem
Typical rent $690
Compare with Austin - Hanover
Typical rent $900
Compare with Austin - New Pekin
Typical rent $836
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Indiana
Bigger places in Indiana
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.