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Huntertown.

11,379people live here $109,432median household income▲ 36% above US $298,200median home value▼ 10% below US

What it's like to live in Huntertown

Huntertown is a small city in Indiana with home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, and commutes that run shorter than most cities. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Huntertown deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, cold winters, and snowy winters.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Short commutes
Highly educated workforce
Average class sizes

The not so good

Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters
Snowy winters — 36" per year
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Huntertown compares

Median household income

Huntertown$109,432

Indiana avg$71,957

US$80,734

Median home value

Huntertown$298,200

Indiana avg$218,200

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Huntertown

Based on Huntertown's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$59,640

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $29,820
Homes cost 2.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

3.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Allen County is 3.4%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Allen County (county-wide)

Safety

76 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Huntertown doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Allen County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 549/100k · Policed by Allen County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 18% below US

21 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 21.2 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

6.7%

Walk

0.9%

Other

0.2%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 79°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 19°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 23% above US

44% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 44% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Bottom line

Huntertown's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), people who want short commutes, and college-educated professionals.

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