Coolspring TownshipIN
A town of 15,408.
Is Coolspring Township a good place to live?
Coolspring Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $199K, 2.8 years of the Michigan City metro’s $71K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 528th of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Coolspring Township, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Pinhook Bog, at 399 acres with 2.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Coolspring Township stand out
Where Coolspring Township beats most towns.
How Coolspring Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Coolspring Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Indiana Dunes National Park and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coolspring Township. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
38 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
38 mi Park & preserveJackson Park
38 mi LandmarkOak Woods CemeteryPhoto credits
Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution
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Moving to Coolspring Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coolspring 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 Coolspring Township.
Coolspring Township gets more snow than almost anywhere else in Indiana and trades workers with Michigan City and other neighbors.
Very low risk in Coolspring Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coolspring Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Coolspring Township’s public schools trail 71% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Michigan City Area Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Michigan City High School, with 1,506 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 390 | C− |
| Michigan City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,506 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
For health, Coolspring Township earns a C−
16% of adults have diabetes in Coolspring Township. Coolspring Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 37% of adults feel lonely in Coolspring Township.
| Coolspring Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Coolspring Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.3% | 8.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.2% | 14.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.4% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Coolspring Township has set aside 2.9% of its land for conservation
6.4 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves.
| Coolspring Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pinhook Bog | 2.1 mi | 399 |
| 2. Creek Ridge County Park | 1.6 mi | 60 |
| 3. Stribel Park | 1.2 mi | 48 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Coolspring Township
The Laporte weather station, 8 miles away, records that 65 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, the highest of 1,972 Indiana places with climate records.
Coolspring Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Coolspring Township is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in eight working residents works right in Coolspring Township
Coolspring Township has about as many jobs (6,964) as working residents, but only 825 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Coolspring Township for work: only 13% work in town. Coolspring Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Michigan City (29%), La Porte (9%) and Valparaiso (4%).
| Coolspring Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.4% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Indiana overall
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (37% statewide). 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Coolspring Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Coolspring Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Coolspring Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coolspring Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Coolspring Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Coolspring Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Coolspring Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,684 (up from 14,718 at 2010) and it contained 7,302 housing units. Coolspring Township was established in 1836.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 653 ft
Coolspring Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Coolspring Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolspring Township | #528 | C− | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Michigan Township | #496 | C | B+ | — | C | D |
| Center Township | #320 | B | A− | — | B− | C |
| New Durham Township | #344 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| Michigan City | #558 | C− | B+ | C | C | D |
| Pine Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Pine Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Coolspring Township, Michigan Township, Center Township, New Durham Township and Pine Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coolspring Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Coolspring Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coolspring Township, IN a good place to live?
Coolspring Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #528 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Coolspring 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 B+.