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Columbia City is a big small town of 9,897 people in Whitley County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 102 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $963 a month.
9,897people
$189kTypical home
$963/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
22"Snow
206Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,897
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,803 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 18 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (654 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FWA airport
- 109 mi to IND (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 353 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitley County: R+50 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk