Best PlacesArlington Park, Fort Wayne, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arlington Park, Fort Wayne, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arlington Park, Fort Wayne ranks 891st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Arlington Park, Fort Wayne's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arlington Park, Fort Wayne ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Arlington Park, Fort Wayne ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arlington Park, Fort Wayne home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,690, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Arlington Park, Fort Wayne's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne
Arlington Park, Fort Wayne runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arlington Park, Fort Wayne.
Who works in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne, and how
Work in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arlington Park, Fort Wayne.
What the weather is like in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne, month by month
Arlington Park, Fort Wayne sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Arlington Park, Fort Wayne
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arlington Park, Fort Wayne
Schools across Arlington Park, Fort Wayne average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Arlington Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arlington Park, Fort Wayne school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arlington Park, Fort Wayne measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Arlington Park, Fort Wayne against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne
Is Arlington Park, Fort Wayne a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arlington Park, Fort Wayne ranks 891st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arlington Park, Fort Wayne expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,351. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $119,690 median income, cost of living beats 93% of neighborhoods.
Is Arlington Park, Fort Wayne safe?
Yes, Arlington Park, Fort Wayne is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $112 per resident a year.
Compare Arlington Park, Fort Wayne with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arlington Park, Fort Wayne. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Arlington Park, Fort Wayne detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arlington Park, Fort Wayne: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arlington Park, Fort Wayne: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arlington Park, Fort Wayne: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arlington Park, Fort Wayne detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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