Barr TownshipIN
A town of 5,404. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Barr Township a good place to live?
Barr Township's standout: its public schools are among the best in Indiana. Overall it grades A−, 188th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 35% of residents are under 18 in Barr Township, above both the Indiana town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%).
What makes Barr Township stand out
Where Barr Township beats most towns.
Barr Township has grown 12% since 2010
4,811 counted in 2010 and 5,431 in 2020; an estimated 5,404 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 12.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Barr Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Barr Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Barr Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barr 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 Barr Township.
Barr Township has schools in the top 5% of Indiana and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Barr Township’s public schools rank among the best in Indiana
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 592 Indiana towns we grade for schools. Its A+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Perry Township (B+) is next.
Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Reeve Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 507 | A |
| Barr Reeve Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 522 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
For health, Barr Township earns a C−
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Barr Township. Barr Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 36% of adults feel lonely in Barr Township.
| Barr Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Barr Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.9% | 15.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Barr Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,166 in 2013 to 1,554.
About one in 5 of Barr Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Barr Township grew to 1,554 in 2023, 388 more than in 2013. Barr Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Barr Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Barr Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Barr Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Barr Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Barr Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Boggs Lake & Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Barr Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Barr Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Barr Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Barr Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Barr Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,431 (up from 4,811 at 2010) and it contained 1,649 housing units.
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- Area
- 73 sq mi
- Elevation
- 489 ft
Barr Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Barr Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Van Buren Township (B) comes closest. Perry Township next door grades lower for schools (B+ to Barr Township’s A+) and higher for cost of living (A to B).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Township | #188 | A− | B | — | A+ | C− |
| Van Buren Township | #296 | B | A− | — | B | D |
| Reeve Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #453 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Bogard Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Perry Township | #372 | B− | A | — | B+ | C− |
Bogard Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Barr Township, Van Buren Township, Washington Township, Bogard Township and Perry Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Reeve Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Barr Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Barr Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barr Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Barr Township grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #188 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Barr Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.