Shirley, IN Housing Market & City Data

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888
Population Estimate
$78,307
Median Home Value
97.7%
Employment Rate
5.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$200
Median Listing Price$367,100
Median Days on Market63
Active Listings6
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)6
Avg Listing Price$356,231
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-9%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY20%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.47
Family Dual Income40
Median Household Income$55,040
Median Individual Income$29,063
Home Ownership79.6%
Home Value$78,307
Median Rent$745
Rent Burden-
Poverty15.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED18.8%
  • Highschool Education46.2%
  • Some College29.3%
  • Bachelors Degree3.1%
  • Graduate Degree2.6%
  • Total College or Above5.7%
  • Stem Degree36.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.9%
  • Female50.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married50.6%
  • Divorced14.6%
  • Never Married28.1%
  • Widowed6.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityShirley
State IDIN
Population888

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1833.6%
19–299.9%
30–3915.3%
40–4911.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.9%
60–696.1%
70–793.9%
80+2.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.2%
Unemployment Rate2.3%
Disabled22.5%

ETHNICITY

White90.2%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple9.8%

OTHER

Hispanic0.9%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured4.4%
Veteran6.8%

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  8. What are the best neighborhoods in Shirley, IN for first-time home buyers?

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Neighborhoods in Shirley, IN

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

  • Sowerwine, Shirley

    Sowerwine ↗

    Median asking price
    $147,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    127
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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.