Cost of Living in Avon
Avon's cost of living pairs genuinely budget-accessible home prices against Hendricks County's own local income tax layer and the highest effective property tax rate researched among the county's cities.
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Learn moreIndiana's most budget-accessible Tier B home prices researched
Avon's median home price ran approximately $325,000-$360,000 as of early 2026 (a more specific July 2026 figure ran $357,189) -- genuinely the most budget-accessible figure among the markets researched in this Indiana Tier B batch.
Avon's own, comparatively higher effective property tax rate
Avon's median effective property tax rate ran 1.09% (Ownwell) -- the highest among the Hendricks County cities researched this pass (above Plainfield's 0.97% and Brownsburg's 1.00%), though still bounded by Indiana's statutory 1% homestead Circuit Breaker cap.
Hendricks County's local income tax layer
Avon residents pay a real, combined 4.45% income tax rate -- Indiana's flat 2.95% state rate plus Hendricks County's own 1.5% local income tax layer.
A solidly middle-to-upper-middle income base
Avon's median household income ($98,486, 2024) runs solidly middle-to-upper-middle, with a 6.4% poverty rate.
Key takeaways
- Median home price ($325,000-$360,000) is genuinely the most budget-accessible in this Indiana Tier B batch.
- Effective property tax rate (1.09%) is the highest researched among Hendricks County's cities.
- Avon's combined income tax rate runs a real 4.45% (2.95% state plus 1.5% Hendricks County).
- Median household income ($98,486) runs solidly middle-to-upper-middle.
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