Adams TownshipRipley County, IN
A town of 5,241. 37% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Adams Township a good place to live?
Adams Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $281K for a typical one, or 4 years of the county’s $71K median household income. It grades A− overall, 137th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools outperform 83% of the state's. Adams Township’s mean commuting time is 31 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Adams Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns.
What makes Adams Township stand out
Where Adams Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sunman Elementary School | K–5 | 327 |
| St. Nicholas Catholic School | PK–8 | 179 |
How Adams Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Adams Township is from typical.
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Moving to Adams Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adams Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Adams Township.
Adams Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades workers with Batesville and other neighbors and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
Adams Township earns an A− for schools
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $281K.
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp. Enrollment at Adams Township’s public school: 327 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunman Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 327 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Adams Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Just over two fifths of Adams Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 31%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adams Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter. Adams Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). Adams Township’s midpoint age is 43.8 years. College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 30% across Indiana. For residents in the town, the share who are 65 or older is 20%.
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Adams Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
About one in eight working residents works right in Adams Township
Adams Township has about as many jobs (2,542) as working residents, but only 298 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 31.3 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
The median commute is under 18 miles. Among residents in Adams Township, 4.9% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Adams Township to do it: just 13% work in town. The top destinations are Batesville (28%), Cincinnati (5%) and Greensburg (5%).
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adams Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 74% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
In Adams Township, 16% of adults smoke cigarettes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Adams Township beats Indiana on 5 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 11% worry about having enough food, 81% had a checkup this year.
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Adams Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Adams Township
Just 38 of its 27,874 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Adams Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
Walkers can cover 0.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morris Park | 0.4 mi | 5 |
| 2. Sunman Community Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Adams Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Adams Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Adams Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Adams Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Adams Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,165 (up from 5,119 at 2010) and it contained 2,135 housing units.
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- Area
- 44 sq mi
- Elevation
- 984 ft
Adams Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Adams Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | #137 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Laughery Township | #190 | B+ | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Butler Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Franklin Township | #179 | A− | A | — | B | B− |
| Ray Township | #61 | A | A | — | A | B− |
| Highland Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Batesville | #205 | B+ | B | — | A | B− |
Butler Township, Jackson Township and Highland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Adams Township, Laughery Township, Butler Township, Jackson Township, Franklin Township, Ray Township, Highland Township and Batesville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Adams Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Adams Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Adams Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Adams Township grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #137 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A− for schools.
Is Adams 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 B+.