$100k a year, no longer in Fort Wayne
changea dispatch from
indianapolis
IN
39.77°N
86.16°W
Indianapolis circles its downtown with a literal loop (the Mile Square) and hosts the Indy 500 every Memorial Day weekend like clockwork. Basketball is woven into the state DNA (Hoosiers, the movie, is essentially a documentary). The Cultural Trail connects six districts on bike-friendly paths through the heart of downtown. The food scene has quietly leveled up.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Fort Wayne ran you
Indianapolis runs a little pricier than Fort Wayne. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,511/mo
27% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
3%
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,572/mo
$324 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$296k
17% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
2.1M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in indianapolis.
Fort Wayne barely cracks 161 pleasant ones.
4.2× the events of Fort Wayne, and the calendar shows it.
62/100
35% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Brown County State Park, 43.5 mi.
99/100
10% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
35
250% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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