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A town of 2,881. 89% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Clay Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $169K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 369th of 585 in Indiana. Clay Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Clay Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Clay Township beats most towns.
Where Clay 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 Clay Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clay 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 Clay Township.
29% of working residents cross a state line to work, Cincinnati among the top destinations. The average commute for its 1,321 working residents takes 34.9 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Clay Township for work: only 7% work in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Clay Township. The top destinations are Lawrenceburg (11%), Cincinnati (6%) and Dillsboro (5%).
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by South Dearborn Community School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillsboro Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 267 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Clay Township beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of Clay Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Clay Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clay Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Clay Township’s median age is 46.3 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clay Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clay Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
16 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
30 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
30 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Clay Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Clay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,966 and it contained 1,271 housing units.
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7 towns share a border with Clay Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | #369 | B− | A | — | C+ | C |
| Sparta Township | #569 | D | C+ | — | C+ | C |
| Caesar Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pike Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Brown Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Washington Township, Washington Township and Brown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clay Township, Sparta Township, Washington Township, Washington Township and Brown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Caesar Creek Township, Union Township and Pike Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clay Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clay Township grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #369 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C+ 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.
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