47978
Rensselaer, Indiana.
Rensselaer, Jasper County, IN · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro · population 10,261
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$760 (+137%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $9,844 +4%
- $240,842$250,686 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $68,338 +37%
- $182,348$250,686 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.
- 47978$1,316
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in zip 47978 rose 4.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Jasper County, IN 97% · Newton County, IN 2% · White County, IN 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Rensselaer, IN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 47978
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 47978$250,686
- Chicago$355,650
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
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| 10.2 | 47943 | Fair Oaks | 992 | — | $354,659 |
| 12.8 | 47946 | Francesville | 1,801 | — | $214,276 |
| 13.9 | 47959 | Monon | 2,679 | — | $183,193 |
| 14.3 | 47922 | Brook | 1,315 | — | $166,372 |
| 14.6 | 47957 | Medaryville | 2,071 | — | $184,058 |
| 14.6 | 46392 | Wheatfield | 8,302 | — | $336,566 |
| 15.2 | 46310 | Demotte | 14,077 | — | $311,657 |
| 15.3 | 47977 | Remington | 2,616 | — | $227,622 |
| 15.9 | 47995 | Wolcott | 1,860 | — | $220,967 |
| 16.6 | 47948 | Goodland | 998 | — | $156,166 |
| 17.1 | 47963 | Morocco | 2,306 | — | $189,027 |
| 18.3 | 46349 | Lake Village | 3,416 | — | $305,108 |
| 19.1 | 46377 | Shelby | 45 | — | $177,724 |
| 19.2 | 47980 | Reynolds | 1,244 | — | $201,649 |
| 19.4 | 46374 | San Pierre | 1,290 | — | $234,133 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.