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Waterloo is a small town of 2,073 people in DeKalb County, Indiana. It's about 25 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 110 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $829 a month.
2,073people
$105kTypical home
$829/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
33"Snow
206Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,073
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 982 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 25 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FWA airport
- 103 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+47 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