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Ossian is a small town of 3,384 people in Wells County, Indiana. It's about 15 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 92 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $906 a month.
3,384people
$202kTypical home
$906/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
216Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,384
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,777 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 15 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" 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
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FWA airport
- 100 mi to IND (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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