Ashland TownshipIN
A town of 1,826.
Is Ashland Township a good place to live?
Ashland Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Ashland Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Ashland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Ashland Township for work
Where Ashland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Ashland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Ashland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ashland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashland 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 Ashland Township.
On CDC estimates, Ashland Township is less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
Ashland Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Ashland Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Ashland Township.
| Ashland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ashland Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ashland Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.9% of Ashland Township working residents work locally. Since 2013, Ashland Township has added 41 jobs, to 109 in 2023. 3.8% of Ashland Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Ashland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Ashland Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Ashland Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ashland Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ashland Township has set aside 4.1% of its land for conservation
2.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Ashland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ashland Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ashland Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Ashland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Ashland Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Ashland Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,720 and it contained 694 housing units.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Ashland Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Ashland Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Ray Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Adams Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | #411 | C+ | A | — | C+ | C |
| Cloverdale Township | #312 | B | A | — | B | C− |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Township | #445 | C+ | A | — | B− | C+ |
Ashland Township, Ray Township and Adams Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ashland Township, Ray Township, Adams Township, Jefferson Township, Cloverdale Township and Gregg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ashland Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ashland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ashland 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.