Map highlighting Clifty Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, 2007
Clifty Township’s story
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A town of 1,062.
Population
1,062
2025 Census estimate · +5.7% since 2020
Median home value
$328K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
142
A commuter town
Is Clifty Township a good place to live?
Clifty Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 100 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Clifty Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On history, just 30 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Anderson Falls, at 45 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Clifty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestA−Cost of living
Small town
1,062 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Clay TownshipHaw Creek TownshipJackson TownshipRock Creek TownshipClay TownshipClifty Township
How Clifty Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clifty Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $328K, 4.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $80K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 3.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & income$88K median household incomeC+Open →HealthColumbus Regional Hospital 8.8 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsBehind 52% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryDOpen →Civic life1.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Clifty Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clifty Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clifty Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBartholomew County ClerkBartholomew County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP codes47203, 47246, 4724447203 49% · 47246 31% · 47244 20%Census 2020
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 Clifty Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
About half of Clifty Township’s working residents commute to Columbus
Most working residents leave Clifty Township for work: only 1% work in town. Clifty Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Clifty Township has added 90 jobs, to 142 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Clifty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Clifty Township1%
Columbus48%
Indianapolis10%
Seymour4%
Greensburg3%
13 mi
median commute distance
142
jobs based in Clifty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Clifty Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Clifty Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
16″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–41°
Spring43–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Clifty Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC+
On CDC estimates, Clifty Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Clifty Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of Clifty Township adults have high blood pressure.
40%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Clifty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
5 better24 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Clifty Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
Columbus Regional Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
An age mix much like Indiana’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Clifty Township has grown 5.7% since 2020, to 1,062 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
40.8median age · IN 38.1
| Clifty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 22% | 29% |
Clifty TownshipIndianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
17%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma14%
High school31%
Some college18%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate3%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 23% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Clifty Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clifty Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
0.3%conserved
| Clifty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
0.3%
conserved · 42 of 14,556 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Anderson Falls | 1.6 mi | 45 |
| 2. Newbern United Methodist Church Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 46 attractions →Miller House and Garden and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clifty Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden10 mi MuseumZaharakos11 mi GardenMill Race Park
39 mi MuseumLanier Mansion9 mi MuseumAtterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
39 mi MuseumRiley Birthplace and MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Lanier Mansion: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Riley Birthplace and Museum: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clifty Township
18pages on Clifty Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clifty Township; the nearest are
Franklin CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin24.3 mi$38,710 tuitionIndiana University-BloomingtonUniversity or college · Public · Bloomington42.7 mi$12,144 in-state tuitionIvy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis46 mi$5,154 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Clifty Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Clifty Township for work
Where Clifty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
142jobs based in Clifty Township
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Clifty Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Clifty Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,004 and it contained 400 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Questions about Clifty Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clifty Township, IN expensive?
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−.