What is the cost of living in Terre Haute?

Terre Haute has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 87.8, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 51.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,094/month.

What is the median salary in Terre Haute?

The median salary in Terre Haute is $57,354 annually (mean: $60,325). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Cashiers.

How safe is Terre Haute?

The violent crime rate in the Terre Haute area is 308 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1321 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Terre Haute?

The state of IN has 1,865 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Charter schools make up 6.5% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Terre Haute?

Childcare cost data is not currently available for Terre Haute.

Is Terre Haute a good place to relocate?

Terre Haute has a Life Score of 55.5/100 (C-), based on 6 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Terre Haute sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Terre Haute ranks #99 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Terre Haute, IN

BEA RPP 87.8 ranks #48 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

87.8
Cost index (US=100): $1,094
2BR rent / mo: $57,354
Median salary: 56.5
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Terre Haute ranks #99 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (56.5/100), with its strongest marks in cost of living and housing.

#99
of 387 US metros · Above median: 6,924,275
metro-area population: 308
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,865
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (25/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Terre Haute ranks #99 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 87.8 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,094/mo, median salary $57,354; LiveAbility Score 56.5/100, strongest in cost of living and housing.

Signature: BEA RPP 87.8 ranks #48 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 87.8 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,094/mo.

LiveAbility 56.5/100 puts Terre Haute in the top third (#99 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Terre Haute area is 57,960.

Terre Haute vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

57 Top 26% higher than 74% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Terre Haute housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Terre Haute MSA; housing RPP 51.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,094/mo.

Studio

$859

/month

1 Bedroom

$864

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,094

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,312

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,535

/month

Terre Haute wages and employment

Terre Haute posts 57,960 total employment with median salary $57,354 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$57,354

Mean Salary

$60,325

Total Employment

57,960

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,020
Retail Salespersons	$29,090
Cashiers	$27,760
Registered Nurses	$81,550
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,540

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Terre Haute area from NCES.

Schools

1,865

Enrollment

1,033,761

Student:Teacher

15.9:1

Title I %

Life Score Breakdown

Terre Haute's composite Life Score is 55.5/100 (C-), computed across 6 of 7 dimensions (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized).

Cost

88/100

Elite

Wages

25/100

Weak

Rent

83/100

Elite

Crime

48/100

Average

Schools

58/100

Above average

Environment

19/100

Bottom decile

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Terre Haute ranks #99 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 56.5/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Cost of living (88/100)

Cost of living

88
Housing

83
Low hazard

72
Safety

48
Schools

43
Climate

42
Air quality

30
Job market

25

What this shows Terre Haute's strongest dimensions are cost of living and housing; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 25/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

Compare Terre Haute to

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Metros near Terre Haute on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Terre Haute on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Terre Haute cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Terre Haute wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Terre Haute runs a $57,354 median salary at a 87.8 cost index, ranking #99 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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