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Markle is a small town of 1,203 people in Wells County, Indiana. It's about 21 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 84 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $765 a month.
1,203people
$138kTypical home
$765/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
216Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,203
- Part of a metro area
- About 829 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 21 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$872/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to FWA airport
- 92 mi to IND (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wells County: R+58 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk