Wabash, IN vs Warsaw, IN

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

MetricWabash, INWarsaw, IN
Population10,35816,768
Median Household Income$53,410$61,035
Median Rent$739/mo$1,066/mo
Median Home Value$116,500$181,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.3%52.7%
Poverty Rate14%17.6%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*500
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,526
Median AQI34—
Good AQI Days /yr323—
Summer Highs83°F82°F
Winter Lows21°F19°F
Snowfall20 in/yr32 in/yr
Avg Commute16.5 min16.3 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.113.7
College Degree Rate23.4%33.7%
Foreign-Born %1.7%8.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%+2.0%

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.