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North Manchester is a small town of 4,819 people in Wabash County, Indiana. It's about 33 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 87 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $660 a month.
4,819people
$138kTypical home
$660/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
30"Snow
206Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,359 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 33 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$871/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FWA airport
- 93 mi to IND (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Wabash County: R+51 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