IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Kendallville, IN
Kendallville is a big small town of 10,556 people in Noble County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 107 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $821 a month.
10,556people
$133kTypical home
$821/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
31"Snow
206Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
Is Kendallville 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 10,556
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,726 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 25 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$840/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (427 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to FWA airport
- 100 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Noble County: R+51 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