Wabash, IN vs Huntington, IN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricWabash, INHuntington, IN
Population10,35817,030
Median Household Income$53,410$56,520
Median Rent$739/mo$879/mo
Median Home Value$116,500$119,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.3%40.3%
Poverty Rate14%15%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*106
Property Crime Rate /100k—*563
Median AQI34—
Good AQI Days /yr323—
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F19°F
Snowfall20 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute16.5 min19.9 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.115.1
College Degree Rate23.4%16.4%
Foreign-Born %1.7%2.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%+0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Wabash (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.