Living in New Haven, IN
New Haven is a small city of 15,698 people in Allen County, Indiana. It's about 7 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 107 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $998 a month.
15,698people
$167kTypical home
$998/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
206Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,698
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,221 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 7 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $998/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to FWA airport
- 115 mi to IND (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 321 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+13 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