Wabash, IN vs Marion, IN

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

MetricWabash, INMarion, IN
Population10,35827,531
Median Household Income$53,410$43,343
Median Rent$739/mo$805/mo
Median Home Value$116,500$85,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.3%38.4%
Poverty Rate14%29.6%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*163
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,524
Median AQI34—
Good AQI Days /yr323—
Summer Highs83°F82°F
Winter Lows21°F20°F
Snowfall20 in/yr25 in/yr
Avg Commute16.5 min18 min
Hospitals12
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.115.2
College Degree Rate23.4%16.9%
Foreign-Born %1.7%3.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%-0.3%

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.