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What Is It Like to Live in Fort Wayne?

What it costs to live in Fort Wayne, and how it compares with other Indiana cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

47

39th best value in Indiana

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Indiana cities.

Overall livability

48

30th overall in Indiana

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Fort Wayne is home to about 262,676 people. A typical home runs $130,700 and a household earns around $54,000, a price-to-income ratio of 2.4. Among Indiana's largest cities, it ranks 39th for value and 30th overall.

Fort Wayne at a glance

Median home price

$130,700

25th in IN of 62

Median rent

$823/mo

Median household income

$54,000

Home price to income

2.4x

Unemployment

6.0%

46th in IN of 62

School rating

4/10

24th in IN of 62

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in IN of 62

Walk score

32/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Indiana only. Updated 2026.