Evansville, Indiana
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Evansville.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Evansville compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 116,441City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $52,251Incorporated place (ACS)33% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 56ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)44% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $129,100City limits (ACS)57% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $949City limits (ACS)30% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.2%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 19 min24% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3522% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 612.6annualized per 100k · citywideNear U.S. avg (602.7)U.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 4177.6annualized per 100k · citywide35% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 87°FNear U.S. avg (87°F)U.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 28°F6.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 47.9 in46% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2477% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Evansville with another city
Evansville (pop. 116,441) sits in Indiana. Median household income is roughly $52,251, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 56 — among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs (100 ≈ U.S. average). Entry home prices around $129,100 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Evansville is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Evansville with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Midwest industrial corridors and flat farmland still set the cost baseline. The normals show about 47.9 inches of rain and 247 sunny days across a typical year. Plan on roughly 19 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 35. Unemployment recently ran near 3.2%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 612.6 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Evansville city, 1600000US1822000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN181630000000003 (Vanderburgh County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00093817 EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28