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Auburn gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $283K, 3.8 years of the Auburn area’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 106th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns. Auburn’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Indiana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 25 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on the outdoors. Auburn has 4 places on the National Register.
Where Auburn beats most towns.
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 260 in 1850, 13,412 in 2020. The archive holds 29 old photos and papers going back to 1918 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Auburn is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Auburn, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Auburn.
Auburn trades workers with Fort Wayne and other neighbors and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Auburn sits where Indiana’s towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3% on this measure. 7.8 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Greenhurst Commons, at 116 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rieke Park | 0.3 mi | 66 |
| 2. Greenhurst Commons | — | 116 |
| 3. Dekalb County Fairgrounds | 0.1 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 157 to 39 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Auburn’s property crime rate is 2.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Auburn | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 46 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Auburn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Auburn beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 43% of Auburn adults have obesity.
| Auburn | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Auburn | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 68.1% | 76.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Auburn has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Auburn has about as many jobs (7,407) as working residents, but only 1,421 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Auburn’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Auburn is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (22%), Garrett (6%) and Butler (4%).
| Auburn | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 4.2% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical home values rose 5.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Auburn | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $865 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 76% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Auburn has grown 4% since 2020, to 14,068 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of residents are under 18 in Auburn.
| Auburn | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.6 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.5, men 34.8.
| Auburn | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Auburn. Close and well known come first.
in town MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
19 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo21 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
20 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
21 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory19 mi Stadium & arenaNorth Side High School GymAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Auburn; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Auburn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
8.8% of the town is conserved land, across 14 parks and preserves.
4 places in Auburn on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Auburn.
City in Indiana, United States
Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,412 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park (1811–1868), the city is the county seat of DeKalb County. Auburn is also known as Home of the Classics.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Auburn grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #106 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
11 notable people were born here, including Will Cuppy and Dave Williams.
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