Hen 6272, 2021
Cass Township’s story
Cass Township in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
Explore the history →Cass TownshipIN
A town of 1,757. 60% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Population
1,757
2025 Census estimate · −2.1% since 2020
Median home value
$210K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
44.8
years
Jobs based here
364
A commuter town
Is Cass Township a good place to live?
The best of Cass Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 92% of households own their home in Cass Township, above both the Indiana town median (76%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Cass Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cass Township stand out
Where Cass Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Cass Township for work
Where Cass Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
364jobs based in Cass Township
7%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Cass Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Cass Township is from typical.
HealthNorthwest Health - Porter 14.5 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 3.5% of households have no car; 1.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $210K, 3 years of the Michigan City metro’s $71K median household incomeBOpen →Jobs & income$63K median household income; 364 jobs based hereBOpen →SchoolsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsDOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life5.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Cass Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cass Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWanatah Water UtilityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cass Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLa Porte County Circuit Court ClerkLaPorte County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP codes46390, 4634846390 95% · 46348 5%Census 2020
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 Cass Township.
HealthD
Cass Township is less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns
Cass Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 20% of Cass Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Indiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 16% of adults have diabetes in Cass Township.
14%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Cass Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Cass Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 20.4% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.8% |
Northwest Health - Porter
14.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC+
On state tests, Cass Township’s schools trail 56% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Tri-Township Consolidated School Corp. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
44%of IN districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Township Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 141 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Most of Cass Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Cass Township for work: only 7% work in town. Cass Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Valparaiso (16%), La Porte (7%) and Wanatah (5%).
7%work in town
| Cass Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Cass Township7%
Valparaiso16%
La Porte7%
Wanatah5%
Michigan City4%
18 mi
median commute distance
364
jobs based in Cass Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cass Township
Cass Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
34″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 19% of Cass Township residents are under 18. Cass Township has lost 2.1% of its people since 2020, down to 1,757 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
44.8median age · IN 38.1
| Cass Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
Cass TownshipIndianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school47%
Some college11%
Associate’s21%
Bachelor’s12%
Graduate7%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Cass Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Cass Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cass Township.
61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
9
paid flood claims since 1982
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
Cass Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cass Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,110 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Hunt Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 141 attractions →Indiana Dunes National Park and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cass Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
37 mi MuseumMascot Hall of Fame
39 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
39 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
13 mi MuseumHoosier Valley Railroad MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cass Township
18pages on Cass Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cass Township
About 4 of every 100 Cass Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Cass Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Cass Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,825 (a tiny decrease of 1,833 from 2010) and it contained 764 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 705 ft
Cass Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Cass Township.
Morgan TownshipClinton TownshipDewey TownshipPleasant TownshipCass Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Morgan Township | #9 | A+ | A | — | A | B− |
| Clinton Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Dewey Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Township | #11 | A+ | A | — | A | B− |
Cass Township and Clinton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cass Township, Morgan Township, Clinton Township and Pleasant Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dewey Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cass Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cass Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cass Township, IN a good place to live?
60% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Cass 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.