IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Auburn, IN
Auburn is a big small town of 13,565 people in DeKalb County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 114 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $865 a month.
13,565people
$191kTypical home
$865/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
33"Snow
206Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
Is Auburn right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,565
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,578 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 20 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,203/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to FWA airport
- 105 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 321 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+47 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk