Cost of living in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana has about 116,116 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $143,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Vanderburgh County is $1,127 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Evansville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Evansville, IN metro area, prices sit at 91.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Indiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Evansville'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 Evansville bill.

In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Evansville'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, 117 have higher typical rent than Evansville.