Cost of living in Granger, Indiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,656 a month.
Granger is a Census community, not a separate city government in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $123,318 a year.
- People
- 30,321
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,656
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $123,318
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $331,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,276
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Granger, Indiana has about 30,321 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $331,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Joseph County is $1,276 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Granger. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area, prices sit at 92.9 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 Granger'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 Granger bill.
In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Granger'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, 8 have higher typical rent than Granger.
Nearby places
- Mishawaka
Typical rent $1,070
Compare with Granger - Edwardsburg
Typical rent $950
Compare with Granger - Osceola
Typical rent $1,654
Compare with Granger - Notre Dame
Typical rent $1,258
Compare with Granger - Roseland
Typical rent $1,227
Compare with Granger - South Bend
Typical rent $1,033
Compare with Granger - Simonton Lake
Typical rent $1,108
Compare with Granger - Niles
Typical rent $855
Compare with Granger
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.