Cost of living in South Whitley, Indiana
South Whitley, Indiana has about 1,660 people. Typical rent is $771 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $58,068 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $771 a month.
South Whitley is a town in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $58,068 a year.
- People
- 1,660
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $771
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $58,068
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $134,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,248
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
South Whitley, Indiana has about 1,660 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $134,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Whitley County is $1,248 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in South Whitley. 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 South Whitley'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 South Whitley bill.
In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not South Whitley'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, 261 have higher typical rent than South Whitley.
Nearby places
- Pierceton
Typical rent $912
Compare with South Whitley - Columbia City
Typical rent $963
Compare with South Whitley - North Manchester
Typical rent $660
Compare with South Whitley - Winona Lake
Typical rent $1,132
Compare with South Whitley - Roanoke
Typical rent $817
Compare with South Whitley - Barbee
Typical rent $1,326
Compare with South Whitley - Huntington
Typical rent $879
Compare with South Whitley - Warsaw
Typical rent $1,066
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
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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.