Cost of living in Hope, Indiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,156 a month.
Hope is a town in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,188 a year.
- People
- 2,029
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,156
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $76,188
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $148,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,493
- Columbus, IN MSA
Hope, Indiana has about 2,029 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $148,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Bartholomew County is $1,493 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hope. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Columbus, IN metro area, prices sit at 93.0 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 Hope'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 Hope bill.
In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Hope'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, 59 have higher typical rent than Hope.
Nearby places
- Taylorsville
Typical rent $1,283
Compare with Hope - Columbus
Typical rent $1,157
Compare with Hope - Edinburgh
Typical rent $845
Compare with Hope - Westport
Typical rent $705
Compare with Hope - Greensburg
Typical rent $859
Compare with Hope - Shelbyville
Typical rent $995
Compare with Hope - Country Squire Lakes
Typical rent $1,149
Compare with Hope - Prince's Lakes
Typical rent $1,292
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.