IN · Metro #132

Fort Wayne - IN housing market

The Fort Wayne metro has a typical home value of $261,006, up 3.1% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 8 days on market, a strong seller's market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$261,006
+3.1% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$256,967
+4.9% YoY
Median list price
$286,600
Sale-to-list ratio
99.0%
Selling below ask
Days on market
8d
Listings w/ price cut
26.5%
New listings / mo
593
-1.7% YoY
Homes for sale
1,304
-3.3% YoY
Typical rent
$1,299/mo
+6.4% YoY
Rent vs buy
16.7x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($261,006) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Fort Wayne - IN metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 3.1% over the past year. In Fort Wayne - IN, that means a home worth $253,158 last year is now worth roughly $261,006.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $256,967. Homes are selling at 99.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Fort Wayne - IN sit on the market for roughly 8 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 26.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 593 new listings hit the market each month in Fort Wayne - IN. There are currently 1,304 homes for sale, down 3.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Fort Wayne - IN is $1,299, up 6.4% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.7x, toss-up (#105 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,342 a month in principal and interest, $43 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.35% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in IN

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Indianapolis - IN$296,033 +1.0% 13.0d
South Bend - IN$242,803 +6.1% 11.0d
Evansville - IN$228,373 +3.8% 14.0d
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