Cost of living in Ossian, Indiana

Ossian, Indiana has about 3,384 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $201,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wells County is $1,102 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ossian. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Fort Wayne, IN metro area, prices sit at 92.6 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 Ossian'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 Ossian bill.

In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ossian's bill.

EIA does not publish a Indiana gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Indiana shares this price.

Among 320 places we list in Indiana with a rent figure, 163 have higher typical rent than Ossian.