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City guide · Indiana
Moving to Fort Wayne, IN
Manufacturing, three rivers, low cost.
Pop. 270kCost index 89.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $950/moMedian home $195kWalk score 33
Fort Wayne (metro area) has an overall price level 89.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
89.0Housing index
73.9Groceries index (modeled)
97.3Utilities index (modeled)
98.3Electricity rate
17.9 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
97.8Median home value (est.)
$195,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$950/moIndiana unemployment is 3.2% with median household income $72k.
Unemployment rate
3.2%Median household income
$71,959Per-capita income
$38,794Labor-force participation
64.2%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberFort Wayne: median home value $195,000.
Home value
$195,000Rent
$950/moHomeownership rate
71.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
46/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowIndiana 4th-grade math proficiency: 43% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
43.0%Per-pupil spending
$10,205Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
50.0%Notable universities
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