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Bourbon Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $174K, 2.4 years of the Plymouth area’s $72K median household income. It grades A overall, 83rd among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. On the plus side, its public schools beat 82% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns. Only 42 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on hazard risk. Bourbon Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Bourbon Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Bourbon Township beats most towns.
Where Bourbon 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 Bourbon Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 874 in 1870, 1,698 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and a map from 1984 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bourbon 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 Bourbon Township.
Bourbon Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, but it has little public open land.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bourbon Township since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $174K.
Its public schools are run by Triton School Corporation. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Triton Jr-Sr High School, with 414 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 517 | B |
| Triton Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 414 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
43% of Bourbon Township adults have obesity. Bourbon Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 27% of Bourbon Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Bourbon Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Bourbon Township for work: only 14% work in town. Jobs based in Bourbon Township grew to 837 in 2023, 72 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Warsaw (14%), Bourbon (12%) and Plymouth (8%).
| Bourbon Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bourbon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 11 of its 31,605 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Bourbon Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bourbon Park & Splash Pad | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Bourbon Township; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Bourbon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Bourbon is a town in Bourbon Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,698 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Bourbon Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Township | #83 | A | A | — | A− | C− |
| German Township | #307 | B | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Center Township | #364 | B− | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Tippecanoe Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Etna Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C− |
| Scott Township | — | — | B− | — | A+ | C− |
Tippecanoe Township, Etna Township and Scott Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bourbon Township, German Township, Center Township, Tippecanoe Township, Etna Township and Scott Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bourbon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bourbon Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #83 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.