Fort Wayne
- City in Indiana
City
Fort Wayne
- grade A minusOverall Grade
- City in Indiana
- Rating 3.84 out of 5 900 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade B+
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade B+
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade A minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B+
- Commutegrade B+
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Home Listings
Real Estate
Median Home Value
$130,700
National
$244,900Median Rent
$823
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Fort Wayne Rankings
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault134.2national 282.7
- Murder14.9national 6.1
- Rape47.4national 40.7
- Robbery59.8national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary223.5national 500.1
- Theft1,803.2national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft187.3national 284
Residents
Working in Fort Wayne
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$53,978
National
$69,021Similar Places
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Fort Wayne Reviews
Rating 3.84 out of 5 900 reviews
Raised here - moved away and came back! FW is great but cold Jan-Mar. Home of the happy snowbirds. Relatively low crime for its size, surrounded by small towns with farms and manufacturing. Revitalization downtown. Restaurants and family-friendly activities: Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (ranked in top 10 of the country), Botanical Gardens, the Tincaps ballpark, outdoor concerts at Foellinger and Sweetwater or indoors at the Coliseum and Piere's and Clyde, venues for live theatre, and the Build Guild for arts & crafts classes, plus arcades, etc. Dining staples of Fort Wayne's Famous Coney Island and Power's Hamburgers and others. A few drive-in movies, roller rinks, and bowling alleys are in the city or within driving distance. Virtual reality, spas, escape rooms, skate parks, a nice ice-skating rink. River activities like kayaking. Trail system is great but bike lanes are few and far between. There are large lakes within 45 minutes - 2 hours from Fort Wayne.
Born and raised here, left for Central Indiana and then South Florida for about 11 years due to a job transfer and have been back since 2016. I’ll say this, compared to the other locations I’ve lived in I can honestly say Ft Wayne is a great place to live. It’s home! Cost of living is so much better than others and I just bought a nice house for half of what it would cost me in So Fla. People say there isn’t a lot to do but I feel there is. I mean if you want a big city type of atmosphere with clubs everywhere then no it isn’t but there are things to do. Winter does seem long and that limits your activities to do but in the summer there is definitely a ton to do. Like every city there is a bad side of town but I don’t think the crime is out of control like some say in their reviews.It’s far less than the other places I lived. Some really good schools in certain areas and people are very midwestern friendly and accommodating. Just overall a very nice town to raise a family and live in
Fort Wayne is one of my favorite cities I've visited! It feels safe and cozy, with all of the fun nightlife aspects of a bigger city! There are so many artistic features and historical sites here that make this city so beautiful. You will never get bored in Fort Wayne, as there is so much to offer! Whether it be grabbing a latte at Utopian, Kanela, Conjure, or any of the amazing coffee shops and taking a walk downtown, or grabbing a book at the beautiful Allen County Library and sitting by the water at Promenade Park!