Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,376.
Center Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $164K, 2.9 years of the Richmond area’s $56K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 408th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools outperform 76% of the state's. Its National Register listings include Samuel G. Smith Farm and Lewis Jones House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Whitewater Valley Land Trust, at 53 acres.
Where Center Township beats most towns.
Where 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 →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1888 and a map from 1953 on.
4 places 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.
19% of Center Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Center Township. Center Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $164K.
Its public schools are run by the Centerville-Abington Com Schs school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Centerville Sr High School, with 518 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville-Abington Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 530 | B+ |
| Centerville Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 518 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Center Township for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Center Township has added 425 jobs, to 2,024 in 2023. Center Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whitewater Valley Land Trust | — | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Center Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). Center Township’s median age is 44 years. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Center Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Center Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
5 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum
7 mi MuseumAbram Gaar House and Farm8 mi GardenHayes Arboretum
34 mi GardenMinnetrista
34 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State UniversityLevi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Abram Gaar House and Farm: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0
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.
4 places in Center Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Center Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,579 and it contained 3,204 housing units.
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9 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #408 | C+ | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Wayne Township | #530 | C− | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Clay Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Abington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Webster Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Richmond | #537 | C− | B+ | — | C+ | D |
Clay Township, Webster Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Wayne Township, Clay Township, Webster Township, Washington Township and Richmond report no FBI crime data of their own. Abington Township and Harrison 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.
Center Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #408 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Walkability 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 B+.
