Rankings · How Fort Wayne ranks in IN
Fort Wayne ranks #17 in Indiana for a top hospital nearby
Fort Wayne is ranked on 34 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
34
of IN’s 602 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #17 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 14% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Fort Wayne does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fort Wayne marked.
At a glance
Fort Wayne lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Fort Wayne’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Fort Wayne does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#17/602Fewest smokers#163/599Most active#207/599Healthiest#294/599Lowest obesity#375/599Lowest depression#378/599Fewest uninsured#504/599 People
Most educated#170/602 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#195/602 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#265/601Rent easiest to afford#82/167Cheapest rent#354/578Lowest property tax#379/601 SafetySafety →
Safest#63/81 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 94% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Fort Wayne’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 94% of IN towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+66.9% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 85% of IN towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 83% of IN towns
Less snowMore snow
34 in of snow a year
Younger than 82% of IN towns
YoungerOlder
35.0 median age
Fewer seniors than 73% of IN towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.2% of residents are 65+
Colder winters than 70% of IN towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.8° January low
Shorter growing season than 61% of IN towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
178 days between frosts
More kids than 60% of IN towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.3% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 58% of IN towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.0° July high
More vacation homes than 53% of IN towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Fort Wayne out-ranks 1 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.