Warsaw, IN vs Wabash, IN

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

MetricWarsaw, INWabash, IN
Population16,76810,358
Median Household Income$61,035$53,410
Median Rent$1,066/mo$739/mo
Median Home Value$181,200$116,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.7%34.3%
Poverty Rate17.6%14%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k500—*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,526—*
Median AQI—34
Good AQI Days /yr—323
Summer Highs82°F83°F
Winter Lows19°F21°F
Snowfall32 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute16.3 min16.5 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher13.716.1
College Degree Rate33.7%23.4%
Foreign-Born %8.4%1.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.0%-2.4%

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.