Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Haven gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $243K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Fort Wayne metro’s $71K median household income. It grades B overall, 301st among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Wabash Railroad Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where New Haven beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far New Haven is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 912 in 1870, 15,583 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 5 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Haven, 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 New Haven.
New Haven trades workers with Fort Wayne and other neighbors and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| New Haven | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Werling Park | 0.6 mi | 8 |
| 2. Jury Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
New Haven has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Haven.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Haven has about as many jobs (9,321) as working residents, but only 1,081 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave New Haven for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, New Haven has added 1,153 jobs, to 9,321 in 2023. 5.7% of workers work from home in New Haven, below both the Indiana town median (7.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%).
| New Haven | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.7% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). New Haven has grown 4.7% since 2020, to 16,337 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| New Haven | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| New Haven | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Indiana it is healthier than 64% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
New Haven tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in New Haven, above both Indiana’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (23%). 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in New Haven.
| New Haven | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical New Haven home is worth about $243,000, up 3.7% in a year, 6% below the Indiana typical home.
| New Haven | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $998 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 76% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
New Haven’s violent crime rate is 2.2 per 1,000 residents.
| New Haven | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.4 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Haven. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
20 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
6 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
6 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
28 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
30 mi MuseumForks of the WabashFort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, 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 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of New Haven
About 3 of every 100 New Haven residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
City in Indiana, United States
New Haven is a city in Adams, Jefferson, and St. Joseph townships, Allen County, Indiana, United States. It sits immediately east of the city of Fort Wayne, the second-largest city in Indiana, and is situated mostly along the southern banks of the Maumee River. The population was 15,843 as of 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with New Haven.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; St. Joseph Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | #301 | B | A− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Fort Wayne | #518 | C− | B+ | C− | C | C |
| Adams Township | #392 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| St. Joseph Township | #338 | B− | B | — | C | B |
Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Adams Township, Jefferson Township and St. Joseph Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Haven with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. New Haven grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #301 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health, B− 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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Bubbles Hargrave and Pinky Hargrave.
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