Living in Woodburn, IN
Woodburn is a small town of 1,263 people in Allen County, Indiana. It's about 15 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 116 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $939 a month.
1,263people
$137kTypical home
$939/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
210Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,263
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,231 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 15 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$864/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to FWA airport
- 108 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 314 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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