Housing in Perry Township at a glance
- Population
- about 121,505
- Housing units
- about 52,038
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $224,000Indianapolis: $224,800 (0%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,090 a monthIndianapolis: $1,156 (-6%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 60.2%Indianapolis: 56%
- Homes built before 1980
- 54.6%
- Median year built
- 1976
Perry Township is almost exactly Indianapolis: a $224,000 median home value where Indianapolis shows $224,800, and 60.2% of households owning against 56%. Rent is lower, though, $1,090 for eighth of nine and under the $1,156 citywide. Franklin Township's $270,000 and $1,290 stand well above, while Decatur Township offers $210,000 and $1,270. Housing is of middling age: 54.6% of homes pre-date 1980 and the typical house went up in 1976, whereas Center Township reaches 77%. The township lies south of the population centre, and its modest rent is the clearest sign of difference from the city, as it houses 121,505 people. Owner households number 29,339 against 19,367 renters.
Questions about Perry Township
What is the median home value in Perry Township, Indianapolis?
$224,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $224,800 for Indianapolis as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Perry Township?
$1,090 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,156 in Indianapolis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Perry Township own or rent?
Most own: 60.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 56% in Indianapolis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 26 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Indianapolis and Marion County GIS, Townships (OpenData_Boundaries layer 8) (consulted 2026-11-02).
Sector boundaries: Marion County townships, Marion County Township Boundaries layer, IndyGIS (gis.indy.gov OpenData_Boundaries, layer 8).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Indianapolis as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Perry Township
The closest sectors of Indianapolis, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Perry Township. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Perry Township? Ask for your spot.