Cost of living in New Palestine, Indiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,129 a month.
New Palestine is a town in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,923 a year.
- People
- 3,227
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,129
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $96,923
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $357,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,536
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
New Palestine, Indiana has about 3,227 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $357,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hancock County is $1,536 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in New Palestine. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, prices sit at 95.7 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 New Palestine'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 New Palestine bill.
In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not New Palestine'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, 68 have higher typical rent than New Palestine.
Nearby places
- Cumberland
Typical rent $1,157
Compare with New Palestine - Greenfield
Typical rent $1,177
Compare with New Palestine - Morristown
Typical rent $902
Compare with New Palestine - Warren Park
Typical rent $952
Compare with New Palestine - Beech Grove
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with New Palestine - Lawrence
Typical rent $1,178
Compare with New Palestine - McCordsville
Typical rent $1,283
- Southport
Typical rent $1,029
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.