63 census tracts
Fort Wayne.Indiana housing market
This Fort Wayne housing market report covers about 104,800 homes across 63 census tracts. Home prices are climbing 7.6% a year, faster than in 133 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Indiana median of 6.2%. For August 2026, the average listing price is $347,033 across 687 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $347,033 687 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 104,800 across 63 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 40% of occupied homes
Fort Wayne housing market context
- The property tax rate PriceDNA uses for rental analysis is 2.19%, higher than in 117 of the 139 markets.
- The median household income is $56,666, lower than in 114 of the 139 markets, against the Indiana median of $67,685.
- Rent takes just 29.1% of household income at the median (its rent-to-income ratio), lower than in 112 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 63 census tracts in Fort Wayne.
Half of Fort Wayne's tracts score between 79 and 85. The full range spans 67 to 92, with a median of 81.2.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Fort Wayne's tracts is 5.9 points wide on the score, narrower than in 88 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 104,800 homes in Fort Wayne, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 104,800 homes, 7.1% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 40% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 71% of Fort Wayne’s housing units are in single-family structures, 8% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 19% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Fort Wayne compares
Fort Wayne's median is above the Indiana median on 5 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 5. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Fort Wayne lower · median · upper Fort Wayne | Indiana IN | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$49,816 $56,666 $68,309 | $67,685 | $77,171 |
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Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
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27% 35% 44% | 33% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
32% 36% 40% | 31% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
7.4% 7.6% 8.3% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
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HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
4.2% 4.6% 5.2% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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2.19% every tract | 2.19% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.56% 0.71% 0.81% | 0.73% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
26.3% 29.1% 32.7% | 28.8% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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