Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
16,748 people live in this town, established in 1808.
Charlestown Township’s best grade is for cost of living (A−) — a typical home costs about $254K, 3.4 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. Incomes is another plus: the median household earns $92K. The catch is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. Overall, that makes a B, good for 261st of 585 in Indiana. Nationally, it does better than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. A tenth of the land here is conserved, above both the Indiana town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Charlestown State Park, 3,087 acres with 14.9 miles of trail.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap.
Where Charlestown Township beats most towns.
13,450 counted in 2010 and 15,146 in 2020; an estimated 16,748 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.5% since 2020, after 12.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Charlestown Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1808, comes before those of 94% of the Indiana towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 250 in 1850, a low of 250 in 1850, 7,775 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 6 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Charlestown Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
15 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
19 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
15 mi MuseumMuhammad Ali CenterKentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Muhammad Ali Center: The original uploader was Stevietheman at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Charlestown 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 Charlestown Township.
Charlestown Township sends many workers across the state line to Louisville and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
There are 25 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density in Charlestown Township is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Charlestown Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Charlestown State Park | 14.9 mi | 3,087 |
| 2. Nine Penny Branch Nature Preserve | 1.6 mi | 122 |
| 3. Tunnel Mill Boy Scout Camp | — | 217 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Charlestown Senior High School, with 860 students. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the Greater Clark County Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 647 | C |
| Charlestown Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 860 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
24% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations.
Most people who work leave Charlestown Township to do it: just 8% work in town. The top destinations are Jeffersonville (18%), New Albany (10%) and Louisville (8%). For workers in the town, the share who work remotely from home is 14%.
| Charlestown Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.9% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Charlestown Township, the peak summer temperature is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). 27% of residents are under 18 in Charlestown Township. Population is up 11% in the town since 2020, to 16,748 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The town’s midpoint age comes in at 35 years.
| Charlestown Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 35 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Charlestown Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA puts two fifths of Charlestown Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to tornadoes. This Indiana town has had 64 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. In Charlestown Township, the FEMA risk score is 41 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Indiana it is healthier than 64% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,713 U.S. towns with household incomes like Charlestown Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%, so it trails even them.
The share of adults in Charlestown Township who have obesity: 43%. Among adults locally, 27% have been diagnosed with depression and 17% binge drink.
| Charlestown Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Charlestown Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Charlestown Township
About 4 of every 100 Charlestown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
9.8% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
City in Indiana, United States
Charlestown is a city located within Charlestown and Utica Townships, Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,775 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
9 towns share a border with Charlestown Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Township | #261 | B | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Owen Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Utica Township | #424 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Silver Creek Township | #157 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
| Oregon Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Charlestown | #297 | B | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Union Township | #91 | A | A | — | B | B+ |
| Jeffersonville | #346 | B− | B | — | B− | C |
Owen Township and Oregon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Charlestown Township, Owen Township, Utica Township, Silver Creek Township, Oregon Township, Charlestown, Union Township and Jeffersonville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Charlestown Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Charlestown Township grades B overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #261 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
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−.
