# Real Estate search demand in Indianapolis

THE SEARCH LEDGER · INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA · REAL ESTATE

Every month Indianapolis types 73,560 real estate searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.

BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/indianapolis/real-estate#colophon)

125

KEYWORDS TRACKED

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026

73,560

SEARCHES / MONTH

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026

$154K

MONTHLY AD VALUE

Source: volume × CPC, computed

$2.73

AVERAGE CPC

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026

## When Indianapolis searches for real estate

Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in AUG and lowest in DEC.

Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 88, February 85, March 94, April 90, May 91, June 93, July 87, August 100, September 90, October 89, November 77, December 71.

Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) relative interest for the Real Estate category in Indianapolis — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.

## What Indianapolis pays per click for real estate

The 20 highest-volume of 125 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is **“indy realtor”** at $10.11.

| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | apartments near me | 33,100 | $2.32 | 41 | transactional |
| 2 | apartments indianapolis | 8,100 | $2.71 | 19 | commercial |
| 3 | indy homes for sale | 5,400 | $1.82 | 31 | transactional |
| 4 | homes for sale near me | 5,400 | $0.76 | 63 | transactional |
| 5 | realtor com indianapolis | 3,600 | $0.82 | 14 | commercial |
| 6 | condos in indianapolis for sale | 1,300 | $1.16 | | informational |
| 7 | realtor near me | 880 | $10.06 | 65 | transactional |
| 8 | indy realtor | 720 | $10.11 | 17 | commercial |
| 9 | realtors in indianapolis indiana | 720 | $10.11 | 29 | commercial |
| 10 | zillow homes for sale indianapolis | 720 | $0.96 | 0 | transactional |
| 11 | homes for sale speedway in | 720 | $0.41 | | transactional |
| 12 | homes for sale 46268 | 590 | $0.71 | 0 | transactional |
| 13 | homes for sale 46260 | 590 | $0.36 | 0 | transactional |
| 14 | meridian kessler homes for sale | 590 | $0.29 | 0 | transactional |
| 15 | homes for sale broadripple | 590 | $0.75 | | transactional |
| 16 | homes for sale 46240 | 480 | $0.34 | 0 | transactional |
| 17 | homes for sale 46239 | 480 | $0.41 | 0 | transactional |
| 18 | homes for sale 46254 | 480 | $0.68 | 0 | transactional |
| 19 | homes for sale 46214 | 480 | $0.48 | 0 | transactional |
| 20 | homes for sale 46241 | 480 | $0.19 | | transactional |

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.

## Who owns the Indianapolis real estate results

Live position tracking for the tracked keyword in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one.

apartments near me

33,100/mo · $2.32 CPC · difficulty 41

MAP PACK

-   1 The Whit Apartments 4.2★ 118
-   2 Rise On Meridian 4.9★ 183
-   3 26 West Apartments 4.1★ 29

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 apartments.com
-   2 zillow.com
-   3 apartmentlist.com
-   4 rentcafe.com LOCAL
-   5 vanrooy.com LOCAL

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.

## The real estate businesses competing in Indianapolis

The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.

| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #1 | Highgarden Real Estate | 4.8 ★ | 518 | Real estate agency | YES |
| #2 | Forney Group - Indianapolis Real Estate | 4.9 ★ | 481 | Real estate agency | YES |
| #3 | Mark Dietel Realty | 5 ★ | 450 | Real estate agency | YES |
| #4 | 9 on Canal | 3.4 ★ | 411 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #5 | Artistry Indy | 3.8 ★ | 397 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #6 | White Stag Realty | 4.9 ★ | 390 | Real estate agency | YES |
| #7 | The Avenue | 4 ★ | 387 | Property management company | YES |
| #8 | Aspen Pointe Apartments | 4.8 ★ | 386 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #9 | The Residences at CityWay | 4.3 ★ | 384 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #10 | Lockefield Gardens Apartments | 3.5 ★ | 374 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #11 | Hoosier, REALTORS | 4.9 ★ | 365 | Real estate agency | YES |
| #12 | Lockstep Realty | 4.9 ★ | 351 | Real estate agency | YES |

Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.

## Real Estate brands Indianapolis searches by name

Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.

trueblood real estate indianapolis 50/mo

46227 real estate 40/mo

indianapolis real estate zillow 30/mo

46203 real estate 10/mo

46240 real estate 10/mo

46219 real estate 10/mo

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.

## What Indianapolis asks about real estate

People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Indianapolis real estate results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.

Can I afford an apartment if I make $2000 a month?

What is the cheapest rent for an apartment?

What is the cheapest apartment to rent in Indiana?

What is the cheapest thing to rent to live in?

Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Indianapolis metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.

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## More Indianapolis search data

Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.

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HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE

Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.

Indianapolis, Indiana · Real Estate · 125 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026

Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 125 real estate keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. If a number here is wrong, [tell us](https://seobandwagon.com/contact).

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