Huntington County · Indiana · Midwest · 17k residents
Huntington, IN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Huntington: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Indiana median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $994/wk. Indiana's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%. Commercial electricity averages 12.4¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$994/wk
Corporate income tax
4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
16.4%
Commercial electricity
12.4¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Huntington's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
54/100
Steady
Ranks Huntington's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $119,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $150 |
| Property tax rate | 0.83% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $650/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $925/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.75% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 4.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $994/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.4¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 27.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $105,920 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $83,500 |
| Wage: General manager | $108,170 |
| Wage: Customer service | $43,140 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,250 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,290 |
| Wage: Electrician | $68,490 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $31,530 |
| Cost of living index | 74 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $3.20/gal |
| Healthcare index | 95 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $56,520 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% |
| Population | 17k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 38/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 84°F |
| January low | 17°F |
| Annual snowfall | 26 in |
| Home price YoY | +4.2% |
| Home price MoM | +0.3% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.6% |
| Building permits YoY | -54.5% |
| Ocean coast | 573 mi |
| Big lake | 93 mi |
| Mountains | 351 mi |
| Major airport | 90 mi |
| Ski resort | 123 mi |
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- Is Huntington a good place to run a business?
- Indiana's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $994/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.4¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Huntington, IN?
- Huntington indexes at 74 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $925/mo and a acs median home value of $119,500.
- How much does a house cost in Huntington?
- The acs median home value in Huntington is $119,500 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Huntington?
- A two-bedroom in Huntington rents for about $925/mo.