ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH
We seek creative and innovative ways to address our community's housing needs. In that pursuit, we collect and share research, and we advocate locally, statewide and nationally with others, so we can produce effective results for families and neighborhoods.
GROWING CHALLENGES
Families are facing
big challenges.
31.4% of all households in Marion County are housing cost-burdened and low-to-moderate income.
Home values are increasing.
The median sales price has
increased 82% since 2014.
There is a shortage of rental options.
The Indianapolis region is under-building each year by 1,750 affordable units.
Fewer affordable houses are available.
The number of active listings for homes between $75,000 and $140,000 has seen a reduction of 87% since 2014.
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MEDIAN HOME SALES PRICEMARION COUNTY, INDIANA, APRIL 2025
Source: MIBOR REALTOR® Association, 5/14/25
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YEAR-OVER-YEAR RISE IN MEDIAN SALES PRICEMARION COUNTY, INDIANA, APRIL 2025
Source: MIBOR REALTOR® Association, 5/14/25
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
MORE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INHP supports tax credits, appropriations, grants, loan funds or other mechanisms that support homeownership for consumers and increase the supply of all types of affordable housing.
REDUCED BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION OR DEVELOPMENT
INHP supports curbing policies or regulations that add costs, delay or otherwise impede housing development.
INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HOUSING CONTINUUM
INHP continues to inform stakeholders about the complexities and intersections across the housing continuum of supply, demand, costs, resources and the organizations that engage.
INHP is part of several networks where we can collaborate to advance our priorities.
AVAILABLE HOUSING RESEARCH
Research shows that access to affordable housing improves quality of life and that Indianapolis currently has a shortage of affordable options. Through research-based, data-driven partnerships, INHP is uniquely positioned to address these challenges.
CURRENT REPORTS
MARKET TRENDS
In 2021, INHP produced these briefs to identify relevant local and national trends affecting the affordable housing market.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND QUALITY OF LIFE
These briefings provide an overview of available research demonstrating the relationship between affordable housing and its corresponding quality-of-life topic.
