Vincennes, Indiana.
Typical home $169,738 (+4.9% in a year). Vincennes, IN metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$505 (+131%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,924 +5%
- $161,814$169,738 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $43,667 +35%
- $126,071$169,738 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.
- Vincennes$891
- Indiana$1,350
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in Vincennes, IN rose 4.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
Vincennes is a city of 16,759 people in Knox County. Half its households earn more than $53,637 a year and half less, against $61,237 across Knox County; 20% of its people live below the poverty line. 52% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 48% are rented. Unemployment in Knox County was 3.5% in August 2026, and the county had 1.6% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Vincennes is a small city on the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana, and it is one of the oldest settlements in the state. Residents are somewhat younger than in many American towns, and incomes run below the county's. Fewer homes are lived in by their owners than across much of the country, and fewer adults hold a four-year degree than is typical.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, with manufacturing, shops, and restaurants and hotels also employing a good share. Vincennes University and Good Samaritan Hospital are among the largest workplaces in town, along with Walmart. Jobs across Knox County were slightly fewer last year than the year before, and getting to work takes little time for most people.
Things to do. History is close at hand: George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is a museum in or beside town, and the Indiana Territorial Capitol is another museum in the same area. Kimmell Park is a park in or beside town for time outdoors, and the Embarras River is a short drive away for anyone who wants to be near the water. Winters are cold with some snow, and summers are warm.
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- 7,227households
- 17%of adults have a degree
- 20%below the poverty line
- 15 mintypical commute
- 2%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Knox County had 16,811 jobs in 2025, 1.6% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 40° and lows near 22°; warmest in July, with highs near 89° and lows near 66°. About 8 inches of snow and 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Vincennes Northeast weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Vincennes
- Vincennes UniversityUniversity or college1,494
- Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital1,369FTE
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters315
- Halter Tree ServiceTree and brush trimming, overhead utility line159
- KcarcHabilitation job counseling and training, vocational145
- Lowe's Companies, INCHomecenter127
- SCHOTT North America, Home TechGlass products made from purchased glass117
- Trilogy Health ServicesNursing care facilities skilled nursing facilities108
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 24 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,391 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- LightningRelatively high
- Winter weatherRelatively high
- Earthquakesrelatively high in parts of VincennesRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
- HailRelatively moderate
- Ice stormsRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Vincennes’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Knox County and the Vincennes, IN metro.
Vincennes home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Vincennes$169,738
- Indiana$257,165
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Vincennes listings, and the typical home goes pending in 28 days — the market is cooling.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Vincennes26.12%
- United States26.90%
Days to pending
How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.
- Vincennes28
- United States27
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Vincennes88
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Vincennes25
Zip codes with a Vincennes address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Vincennes — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.