Clay TownshipSpencer County, IN
A town of 2,920. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
What should you know before moving to Clay Township?
Clay Township's standout: its schools rank ahead of 97% of Indiana towns. Overall it grades B+, 237th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $89K. A typical home there costs about $257K, 3.5 years of the county’s $75K median household income. On history, just 66 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Clay Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 93% of U.S. towns. 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Clay Township, above both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%).
What makes Clay Township stand out
Where Clay Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School | PK–6 | 380 |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
98% of working residents leave Clay Township for work
Where Clay Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Clay Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clay Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Clay Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clay Township.
Clay Township has schools in the top 5% of Indiana and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
7.7% of Clay Township is conserved land
21 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Lincoln State Park, at 1,709 acres with 13.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Clay Township is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lincoln State Park | 13.3 mi | 1,709 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Clay Township’s grade for schools is an A+
Its A+ ranks #7 of the 592 Indiana towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by North Spencer County School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 380 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Clay Township
Clay Township has 391 jobs for its 1,384 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Clay Township for work: only 2% work in town. Clay Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Clay Township has added 65 jobs, to 391 in 2023.
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Clay Township
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Indiana towns; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Clay Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Clay Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Clay Township trails 53% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 69% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Clay Township beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of Clay Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clay Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Clay Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clay Township
About 3 of every 100 Clay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Clay Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Clay Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,862 and it contained 1,216 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 449 ft
Clay Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Clay Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | #237 | B+ | B | — | A+ | B− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carter Township | #34 | A | A+ | — | A+ | C+ |
| Harrison Township | — | — | A− | — | A+ | B |
| Hammond Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | B− |
| Santa Claus | #89 | A | B+ | — | A+ | B |
Harrison Township and Hammond Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clay Township, Carter Township, Harrison Township, Hammond Township and Santa Claus report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clay Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clay Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clay Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Clay Township grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #237 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Clay 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.