Eel River TownshipIN
A town of 1,762. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Eel River Township a good place to live?
Eel River Township’s best subject grade is an A for schools. Only 58 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living. Eel River Township’s median rent is $1,706 a month, against $947 a month in Indiana’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. McCloud Nature Park, at 221 acres with 7.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Eel River Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Eel River Township stand out
Where Eel River Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Eel River Township for work
Where Eel River Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Eel River Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Eel River Township is from typical.
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Moving to Eel River Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eel River 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 Eel River Township.
On state tests, Eel River Township’s schools beat 94% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the North West Hendricks Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Salem Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 231 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Eel River Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Eel River Township for work: only 3% work in town. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Eel River Township, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Eel River Township has added 103 jobs, to 233 in 2023.
| Eel River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide). Eel River Township’s median age is 43.1 years. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Eel River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Eel River Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Eel River Township
Eel River Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Eel River Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Eel River Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eel River Township ranks healthier than 55% of the country’s towns
Eel River Township beats the Indiana average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Eel River Township.
| Eel River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Eel River Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Eel River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McCloud Nature Park | 7.3 mi | 221 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lucas Oil Stadium and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eel River Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
25 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
26 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
24 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
26 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Eel River Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Eel River Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Eel River Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Eel River Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 43 sq mi
- Elevation
- 919 ft
Eel River Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Eel River Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eel River Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Clark Township | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
| Jackson Township · Jackson Township | #57 | A | A− | — | A | B |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | A | B |
| Marion Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B+ |
Eel River Township, Clark Township, Union Township and Marion Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Eel River Township, Clark Township, Jackson Township, Union Township and Marion Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township and Jackson Township are one community, graded once. Compare Eel River Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Eel River Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eel River Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Eel River 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 C+.