Etna-Troy TownshipIN
A town of 1,904.
Is Etna-Troy Township a good place to live?
The best of Etna-Troy Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Etna-Troy Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Etna-Troy Township stand out
Where Etna-Troy Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Etna-Troy Township for work
Where Etna-Troy Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Etna-Troy Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Etna-Troy Township is from typical.
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Moving to Etna-Troy Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Etna-Troy 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 Etna-Troy Township.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Etna-Troy Township, mostly inland flooding
44% of Etna-Troy Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 22%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 85% of U.S. communities. The town has had 8 paid flood insurance claims since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in Etna-Troy Township work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
The middle household income for Etna-Troy Township comes to $57,000, below both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000); by contrast, 17% of Etna-Troy Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (28%), Columbia City (11%) and Union Township (7%). For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away.
| Etna-Troy Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Etna-Troy Township’s year
The peak summer temperature for Etna-Troy Township comes to 83°F, against 84°F in Indiana’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Etna-Troy Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Etna-Troy Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. For adults here, the share who have obesity is 40%. 17% of adults in Etna-Troy Township smoke cigarettes; 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Etna-Troy Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Etna-Troy Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Etna-Troy Township
About 2 of every 100 Etna-Troy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Etna-Troy Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Etna-Troy Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,863 (down from 1,889 at 2010) and it contained 875 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
Etna-Troy Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Etna-Troy Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etna-Troy Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Richland Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Noble Township | #174 | A− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Thorncreek Township | #256 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Washington Township | #299 | B | A+ | — | C+ | C |
Etna-Troy Township, Richland Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Etna-Troy Township, Richland Township, Washington Township, Noble Township, Thorncreek Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Etna-Troy Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Etna-Troy Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Etna-Troy 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−.