ZIP 46805
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 46805 usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in October, about $17 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 46805 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2018.
Rent in ZIP 46805 changed +6.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Indiana ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.9%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 46805 rose 46.3% while median household income rose 15.7% ($45,085 to $52,154). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 46805 is 55.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 12 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($52,154) is $1,304 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,220); a 4-bedroom is $1,330.
4th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Fort Wayne.
ZIP 46806, 4 miles away, rents for 12% less ($919/mo), about $1,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 46805. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 46805 (Fort Wayne, IN) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 30.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 46805 in Fort Wayne, IN has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 46805 in Fort Wayne, IN has climbed 37.8% since 2021, going from about $754 per month to roughly $1,039 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 46805 in Fort Wayne, IN now reports about $52,154, up from $46,540 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 25.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 22,309 to 21,437 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.9% change. About 42.6% of households rent today, against 44.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 24.6% to 30.2%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 46805 in Fort Wayne, IN reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 46805 covers Fort Wayne, IN. The median rent here is $1,039/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $810/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $980/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($52,154/yr), ZIP 46805 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.5% over the past year.
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