Fort Wayne vs Lafayette
Fort Wayne, IN compared with Lafayette, IN · 102 miles apart
Fort Wayne has 275,203 residents to Lafayette’s 71,238. Fort Wayne comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Lafayette does better on average commute, unemployment, clear days a year.
| Fort Wayne, IN | Lafayette, IN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 275,203 | 71,238 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,462 | 2,345 |
| Median household income | $61,422 | $53,716 |
| Median home value | $188,900 | $172,800 |
| Median rent | $999 | $1,079 |
| Homeownership | 61.9% | 46.7% |
| Average commute | 21.5 min | 16.4 min |
| Median age | 35 | 33 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29% | 27.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16% | 17.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 3.6% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 3.2× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 21 |
| Days above 90°F | 9 | 13 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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