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A town of 1,599. 70% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
The best of Anderson Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Anderson Township’s median age is 53.8 years, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On hazard risk, just 2 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Hoosier National Forest, 3,150 acres with 6.1 miles of trail. On history, just 90 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Anderson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Anderson Township beats most towns.
Where Anderson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Anderson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,990 in 1890, 1,603 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Anderson 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Anderson Township.
Anderson Township’s FEMA risk score is 80 of 100, above both Indiana’s towns (38 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of Anderson Township working residents work locally. The top destinations are Tell City (19%), Ferdinand (7%) and Oil Township (7%). 6.5% of Anderson Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Anderson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Anderson Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Anderson Township.
| Anderson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Anderson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Anderson Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Anderson Township is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Anderson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | 6.1 mi | 3,150 |
| 2. Ferdinand State Forest | — | 126 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Anderson Township
About 0 of every 100 Anderson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Anderson Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,603 and it contained 649 housing units.
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7 towns share a border with Anderson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C |
| Huff Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | B− |
| Harrison Township | — | — | A− | — | A+ | B |
| Clark Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Leopold Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Township | #463 | C+ | A | — | B | C− |
| Tobin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Anderson Township, Huff Township, Harrison Township and Clark Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Anderson Township, Huff Township, Harrison Township, Clark Township and Troy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leopold Township, Union Township and Tobin Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Anderson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
70% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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.