Blue River TownshipIN
A town of 2,025.
Is Blue River Township a good place to live?
Blue River Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for walkability. On cost of living, just 21 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Harrison-Crawford State Forest, at 125 acres. Blue River Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Blue River Township for work
Where Blue River Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Blue River Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Blue River Township is from typical.
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Moving to Blue River Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue River 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 Blue River Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Blue River Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Blue River Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 32 minutes, Blue River Township’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Blue River Township grew to 145 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013.
| Blue River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Blue River Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Blue River Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 87°F, Blue River Township’s July high is where Indiana’s towns sit at 84°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Blue River Township is less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Blue River Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 43% of adults have obesity in Blue River Township.
| Blue River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Blue River Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Blue River Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blue River Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrison-Crawford State Forest | — | 125 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Blue River Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blue River Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Blue River Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Blue River Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Blue River is an unincorporated community in Polk Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 758 ft
Blue River Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Blue River Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Whiskey Run Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Spencer Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Milltown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Posey Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
| Morgan Township | #248 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C+ |
Blue River Township, Whiskey Run Township, Spencer Township and Posey Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Blue River Township, Whiskey Run Township, Spencer Township, Posey Township and Morgan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Milltown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Blue River Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Blue River Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue River 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+.