Delaware County · Indiana · Midwest · 65k residents
Muncie, IN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Muncie: 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 $1,022/wk. Indiana's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%. Commercial electricity averages 12.4¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,022/wk
Corporate income tax
4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
26.1%
Commercial electricity
12.4¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Muncie's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
11/100
Cooling
Ranks Muncie'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 | $97,300 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $150 |
| Property tax rate | 0.83% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $701/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $927/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.75% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 4.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,022/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.4¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 21.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $99,380 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $79,500 |
| Wage: General manager | $99,750 |
| Wage: Customer service | $39,640 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,020 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $58,810 |
| Wage: Electrician | $66,880 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $31,060 |
| Cost of living index | 73 |
| 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 | $44,471 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% |
| Population | 65k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 76/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 86°F |
| January low | 21°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +2.9% |
| Home price MoM | +0.4% |
| Rent YoY | +5.7% |
| Rent MoM | +0.5% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.0% |
| Building permits YoY | -64.1% |
| Ocean coast | 557 mi |
| Big lake | 133 mi |
| Mountains | 319 mi |
| Major airport | 57 mi |
| Ski resort | 74 mi |
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Real listings in Muncie
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- Is Muncie 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 $1,022/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 Muncie, IN?
- Muncie indexes at 73 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $927/mo and a acs median home value of $97,300.
- How much does a house cost in Muncie?
- The acs median home value in Muncie is $97,300 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Muncie?
- A two-bedroom in Muncie rents for about $927/mo.