Brooklyn, IN Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Brooklyn home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

1,597
Population Estimate
$126,647
Median Home Value
95.9%
Employment Rate
11.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$188
Median Listing Price$235,000
Median Days on Market45
Active Listings1
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)4
Avg Listing Price$235,000
Avg Listing Price Change MoM12%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY10%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.92
Family Dual Income40.5
Median Household Income$57,000
Median Individual Income$34,776
Home Ownership78.5%
Home Value$126,647
Median Rent$932
Rent Burden35.2%
Poverty6.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED13.8%
  • Highschool Education40.4%
  • Some College34.7%
  • Bachelors Degree7.4%
  • Graduate Degree3.7%
  • Total College or Above11.1%
  • Stem Degree45.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male52.6%
  • Female47.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married61.3%
  • Divorced9.9%
  • Never Married24.2%
  • Widowed4.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBrooklyn
State IDIN
Population1,597

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.7%
19–2918.1%
30–399.1%
40–4913.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.7%
60–6914.1%
70–795.4%
80+1.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.3%
Unemployment Rate4.1%
Disabled18.8%

ETHNICITY

White95.6%
Black0.0%
Asian2.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.1%
Multiple1.3%

OTHER

Hispanic1.6%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured8.0%
Veteran10.5%

Local Discussions

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  1. Is Brooklyn, IN a good place to buy a house?

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  3. What should home buyers know about the Brooklyn, IN housing market?

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  4. Is it better to buy or rent a home in Brooklyn, IN?

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  5. What are the most affordable neighborhoods in Brooklyn, IN?

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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, IN

Get to know neighborhoods in Brooklyn, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Brooklyn Hills, Brooklyn

    Brooklyn Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $364,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    8
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Newbrook, Brooklyn

    Newbrook ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    4
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.