Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,811. 2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Center Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $152K for a typical one, or 2 years of the county’s $76K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 283rd of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $59K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Only 3 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score higher on civic life. Liberty Residential Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Center Township’s median rent is $746 a month, against $947 a month in Indiana’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Where Center Township beats most towns.
Liberty Residential Historic DistrictWhere Center 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 Center Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,544 in 1890, 2,898 in 2020. The archive holds a map from 1986 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Center 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 Center Township.
Center Township sends many workers across the state line to Oxford and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
31% of working residents cross a state line to work, Oxford among the top destinations.
Jobs based in Center Township fell to 782 in 2023, 77 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Center Township is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Richmond (18%), Liberty (13%) and Oxford (8%).
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Union Co/Clg Corner Joint School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Union County High School, with 337 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 367 | B− |
| Union County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 337 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Center Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (37% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). Center Township has lost 3.6% of its people since 2020, down to 2,811 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 22% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Center Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 8,580 U.S. towns with household incomes like Center Township’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 69% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Center Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of Center Township adults worry about having enough food.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
37 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
40 mi Stadium & arenaTQL Stadium
38 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
36 mi GardenSpring Grove CemeteryKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Spring Grove Cemetery: Original uploader was Mind meal at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Center Township
About 4 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Center Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,898 and it contained 1,315 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #283 | B | A+ | — | B | B− |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | B− |
| Union Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | B− |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brownsville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Liberty Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Liberty Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison Township and Brownsville Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Center Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Center Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #283 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Jobs & income 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+.
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