Zip lookup · IN

47981
Romney, Indiana.

Romney, Tippecanoe County, IN · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro · population 707

What it costs per month · 47981 $1,714/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$953 (+125%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $5,914 +2%
$320,548$326,462 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $70,049 +27%
$256,414$326,462 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 47981 $1,714 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 47981$1,714
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 47981 rose 1.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Tippecanoe County, IN 98% · Montgomery County, IN 2%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Romney, IN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $326,462 as of Sep 2026
+1.8%year on year

Typical home value — 47981

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 47981 $326,462 Lafayette $283,136 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 47981$326,462
  • Lafayette$283,136
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.9 47955 Linden 854 — $190,249
5.1 47967 New Richmond 873 — $233,780
5.6 47909 Lafayette 43,561 $1,509 $277,466
8.1 47992 Westpoint 1,663 — $360,129
9.1 47994 Wingate 674 — $217,269
10.0 47930 Clarks Hill 1,049 — $249,434
12.1 47901 Lafayette 4,585 $1,317 $251,345
12.3 47941 Dayton 1,159 — $250,504
13.3 47940 Darlington 1,421 — $226,110
13.6 47904 Lafayette 16,257 $1,116 $182,987
13.9 46035 Colfax 1,348 — $218,080
14.5 47990 Waynetown 1,374 — $210,933
14.5 47933 Crawfordsville 28,357 $1,035 $232,421
15.0 47905 Lafayette 42,219 $1,351 $293,481
15.0 47918 Attica 5,657 — $192,514
16.6 47949 Hillsboro 1,555 — $194,978
16.8 47906 West Lafayette 75,198 $1,877 $363,103
16.9 46058 Mulberry 2,093 — $260,388
18.2 47987 Veedersburg 3,652 — $192,142
18.9 47970 Otterbein 3,011 — $220,499
19.3 46071 Thorntown 3,072 — $329,313

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.