Butler TownshipIN
A town of 1,343.
Is Butler Township a good place to live?
The best of Butler Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Butler Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 62 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 26 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Butler Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,343 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Butler Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Butler Township is from typical.
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Moving to Butler Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler 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 Butler Township.
Fewer of Butler Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
0.8% of Butler Township working residents work locally, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Butler Township fell to 91 in 2023, 52 fewer than in 2013. Butler Township’s median household income is $97,000.
| Butler Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Butler Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Butler Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Butler Township is less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Butler Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of Butler Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Butler Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Butler Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Butler Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Butler Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Butler Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Butler Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Butler Township for work
Where Butler Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Butler Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Butler Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297, down from 1,318 at 2010.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
Questions about Butler Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Butler 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 B+.