FORT WAYNE HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With 269,994 people, 109,604 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $224,421, house prices in Fort Wayne are solidly below the national average. Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fort Wayne, accounting for 68.60% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fort Wayne include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 18.52%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.47%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.06%). The most prevalent building size and type in Fort Wayne are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 61.10% owning and 38.90% renting. There is a lot of housing in Fort Wayne built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Fort Wayne built between 1940-1969 ( 33.20%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 14.40%). There's also some housing in Fort Wayne built between 2000 and later ( 11.24%). FORT WAYNE HOME APPRECIATION RATES In the last 10 years, Fort Wayne has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Fort Wayne real estate appreciated 134.87% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.91%, putting Fort Wayne in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Fort Wayne definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years. 蘑菇视频's data show that during the latest twelve months, Fort Wayne's appreciation rate, at 8.44%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Fort Wayne's appreciation rate has been 0.36%, which annualizes to a rate of 1.45%. Relative to Indiana, our data show that Fort Wayne's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Indiana. One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Fort Wayne differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use 蘑菇视频 to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Fort Wayne - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Fort Wayne real estate investment or home purchase decisions.