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Huntington is a small city of 17,030 people in Huntington County, Indiana. It's about 24 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 83 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $879 a month.
17,030people
$120kTypical home
$879/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
26"Snow
216Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,030
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,803 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 24 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$754/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (528 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to FWA airport
- 91 mi to IND (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% 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
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Huntington County: R+48 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