Fort Wayne housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Fort Wayne home prices: a typical Fort Wayne, Indiana home was worth $245,193 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. That was 3.3% higher than a year earlier and the highest monthly value on record.
- Value of a typical home
- $245,193September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- 3.3% higher than in September 2025.
Fort Wayne home prices since 2000
Fort Wayne appears as the steel line, while the United States appears as the grey line. Since August 2003, typical home values in Fort Wayne have multiplied by 2.57, rising from $95,537 to $245,193. During those same months, US home values multiplied by 2.34. The peak during the boom came in October 2006 at $105,180, while the low was $98,767 in January 2012, a −6.1% change.
Fort Wayne median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; the figure for 2026 represents the latest month.
| Year | Fort Wayne | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $98,516 | $169,891 | |
| 2005 | $101,750 | +3.3% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $104,149 | +2.4% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $104,226 | +0.1% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $103,099 | −1.1% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $100,059 | −2.9% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $101,565 | +1.5% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $99,220 | −2.3% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $99,262 | 0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $100,485 | +1.2% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $103,123 | +2.6% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $106,500 | +3.3% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $113,016 | +6.1% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $120,751 | +6.8% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $130,411 | +8.0% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $141,275 | +8.3% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $153,771 | +8.8% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $176,729 | +14.9% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $200,455 | +13.4% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $215,190 | +7.4% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $229,817 | +6.8% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $237,169 | +3.2% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $245,193 | +3.3% | $366,157 |
Current value of homes bought in Fort Wayne in any year
This estimate uses an index for a typical home; it is not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is from September 2026. Other choices include a home appreciation calculator.
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Fort Wayne housing market forecast
Zillow's forecast puts the Fort Wayne, IN metro up 3.8% during the 12 months from September 2026. It also expects 1.3% growth over the next three months. With Fort Wayne's typical value at $245,193, the forecast points to a figure near $254,500 after a year.
This restates Zillow's central forecast for the metro; the site itself offers no forecast. Such forecasts for a 12-month period usually differ from the actual change by several percentage points, either above or below. This is not investment advice.
See forecasts for every metro in one table: housing market forecast.
Fort Wayne housing market crash risk score
Moderate: 39 of 100
The score ranks Fort Wayne against 292 cities by considering five conditions that reached high levels before earlier price falls. Against the other cities, each input receives a ranking from 0 to 100. The five rankings then receive equal weight when averaged. It shows current conditions but does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +8.6% | 56 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | +8.1% | 58 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 16.3 | 37 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.0 | 27 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +3.3% | 17 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Learn how the inputs are scored: methodology. Ranking all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Fort Wayne: inventory and days on the market
In September 2026 the Fort Wayne, IN metro listed 958 homes for sale, down 9.3% from a year earlier but up 8.6% from the same month in 2019. A median of 40 days was needed to sell a listing (+8.1% against 2019); price cuts appeared on 23.8% of listings.
| Fort Wayne, IN metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 958 | −9.3% |
| New listings | 562 | |
| Median days on market | 40 | −7.0% |
| Median list price | $309,450 | +1.7% |
| Share with a price cut | 23.8% |
Realtor.com® Economic Research supplied the metro inventory data. Realtor.com data. [p] For all metros: days on market by city.
Fort Wayne rent and living costs
The Zillow Observed Rent Index places the typical asking rent in Fort Wayne at $1,257 a month, 6.5% above one year earlier. The typical home's cost equals 16.3 years of that rent. Median household income in the area is $61,436 (Census ACS 2024). At that annual level, a typical home costs 4.0 times household income. BEA gives the metro a price index of 92.6, compared with a US average of 100, and a housing cost index of 72.3.
Other Indiana housing markets
- Indianapolis figure $227,445.
- Evansville figure $203,571.
- Bloomington figure $312,287.
State overview: Indiana housing market.
How to read the chart
[p] For each point, the Zillow Home Value Index for Fort Wayne shows a typical home's value in the market's middle third. Its figures are smoothed, seasonally adjusted, and stated in that month's dollars. The hollow dot shows the month selected on the slider, and the terracotta dot shows the latest month. [p] Inflation adjustments are not applied to these figures. The index tracks a typical home rather than any one house. To estimate a home's value from its sale price, use the card above or the appreciation calculator.