Fort Wayne
- City in Indiana
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Fort Wayne
- grade A minusOverall Grade
- City in Indiana
- Rating 3.84 out of 5 870 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B minus
- 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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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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Top Public Schools Serving Fort Wayne
Top Private Schools Near Fort Wayne
- grade A+
Canterbury School
- Rating 4.12 out of 5 100 reviews
- grade A
Oak Farm Montessori School
- Rating 4.97 out of 5 33 reviews
- grade A minus
Concordia Lutheran High School
- Rating 4.02 out of 5 204 reviews
- grade B+
Bishop Dwenger High School
- Rating 4.1 out of 5 282 reviews
- grade B+
Blackhawk Christian School
- Rating 3.83 out of 5 84 reviews
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
$69,021Places to Work in Fort Wayne
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Fort Wayne Reviews
Rating 3.84 out of 5 870 reviews
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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
I've been in Fort Wayne for about a decade now, I am originally from California. My husband and I started our family business here and raised 3 children because it was a very affordable place to live and we plan to stay. Fort Wayne is growing! Overall my experience has been fantastic due to the very manageable cost of living, the incredible people I have made friends with and the family oriented environment. From my experience Indiana has been a good place to do business. I also have loved Indiana's central location for family road trips. It has been exciting to see Fort Wayne's promising economic development and to see an overall sense of momentum building. The city leadership has many development projects in the pipeline such as the riverfront development, the continued growth of the trails and greenways, the development of an arts campus, the development of the North River property, and commercial and infrastructure improvements in the Southeast.