Wayne TownshipNoble County, IN
A town of 11,013.
Is Wayne Township a good place to live?
Wayne Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $164K, 2.3 years of the Kendallville area’s $72K median household income. It grades B− overall, 349th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns. 23% of working residents work locally in Wayne Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. The biggest park or preserve is Lonidaw Preserve, at 28 acres.
What makes Wayne Township stand out
Where Wayne Township beats most towns.
How Wayne Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wayne Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayne Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wayne Township.
Wayne Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Wayne Township fall behind 51% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by East Noble School Corporation. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Center Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 346 | C |
| Impact InstitutueLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
For health, Wayne Township earns a C−
18% of Wayne Township adults smoke cigarettes. Wayne Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Wayne Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wayne Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wayne Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Wayne Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Wayne Township is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in four working residents works right in Wayne Township
Wayne Township has about as many jobs (5,590) as working residents, but only 1,118 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Wayne Township’s working residents works in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Wayne Township. Jobs based in Wayne Township fell to 5,590 in 2023, 975 fewer than in 2013.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lonidaw Preserve | — | 28 |
| 2. Sunset Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wayne Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum17 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
27 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
28 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
29 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory27 mi Stadium & arenaNorth Side High School GymPhoto credits
Auburn 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
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Everything we know about Wayne Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wayne Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Wayne Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,929 (up from 10,260 at 2010) and it contained 4,704 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 978 ft
Wayne Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Wayne Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | #349 | B− | A | — | B− | C− |
| Orange Township | #415 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Allen Township | #201 | B+ | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Milford Township | #291 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C |
| Salem Township | — | — | A | — | B | B− |
Fairfield Township and Salem Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wayne Township, Orange Township, Allen Township, Milford Township, Fairfield Township and Salem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wayne Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wayne Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wayne Township, IN a good place to live?
Wayne Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #349 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Wayne Township, IN expensive?
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.